Black, Latino Students Have Reduced Chances for Success

2023-11-27 16:52:02来源：网络

Black, Latino Students Have Reduced Chances for Success

黑人和拉丁裔学生的成功机会减少

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　　By Gena Bennett

　　25 November 2023

　　A federal study of all public schools says that America's Black and Latino students have reduced chances of success.

　　The data came from the Civil Rights Data Collection, which is a survey by The U.S. Education Department. It aims to examine measures of educational opportunity.

　　The Associated Press reported on some of the findings.

　　The study said Black and Latino students were less likely to be in higher-level classes and to receive teaching from certified teachers. The findings suggested effects that have a lasting influence on students' ability to learn and finish college.

　　The Education Department gathered data during the 2020-2021 school year. That year most public schools were at least partially closed, and teaching took place online because of COVID-19 restrictions.

　　Speaking about the survey results, U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said, "...access to educational opportunity in this country remains unequal."

　　The U.S. Supreme Court declared segregation in public schools unlawful nearly 70 years ago. However, information in the federal survey said Black and Latino students were more likely to attend schools with lower percentages of certified teachers.

　　The data also suggested that Black and Latino students are more likely to be in schools that have security guards or police officers but no counselor.

　　Cardona called this "appalling," because of rising rates of mental health difficulties for young people.

　　The new data also showed barriers to higher level, or advanced, classes. Taking advanced classes improves a student's chances of going to college, studies suggest. But Black and Latino students were far less likely to take such classes.

　　Black students represented 15 percent of all high school students, but they made up just eight percent of students in Advanced Placement (AP) science and six percent in AP math. Latino students represented 27 percent of all high school students but made up 20 percent in AP science and 19 percent in AP math classes.

　　Sonya Thomas is the executive director of Nashville PROPEL, an activist organization that works with minorities. She said children should have the best and the government should be accountable. "It's so disheartening," she added.

　　Catherine E. Lhamon is Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights at the Department of Education. She called differences between students in the Civil Rights Data Collection information "troubling."

　　The data showed that in 5,500 public high schools where Black and Latino students make up 75 percent of all students, there were not as many math, science and computer classes as at other schools.

　　In 35 percent of schools with a high number of Black and Latino students, calculus was not offered. It was available at 54 percent of schools with low Black and Latino numbers.

　　The Education Department found that students with disabilities and those learning English also faced problems. Fewer students in both groups took math and science classes compared to all students.

　　The Civil Rights Data Collection is an effort by the U.S. Department of Education to gather information about American public schools. The department's website says the survey started in 1968. It started to include all public schools in the 2009-2010 school year and is required by the government agency.

　　I'm Gena Bennett.

　　Collin Binkley and Annie Ma reported this story for the Associated Press. Gena Bennett adapted it for VOA Learning English.

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　　吉娜·贝内特

　　2023年11月25日

　　一项对所有公立学校的联邦研究表明，美国的黑人和拉丁裔学生的成功机会减少。

　　这些数据来自于民权数据收集，这是美国教育部的一项调查。它的目标是检查教育机会的各种指标。

　　美联社报道了一些研究结果。

　　研究表明，黑人和拉丁裔学生进入高级课程的可能性较小，接受有资格教师的教学的可能性也较小。这些发现暗示了对学生学习能力和完成大学学业的持久影响。

　　教育部在2020-2021学年收集了数据。那一年，大多数公立学校至少部分关闭，由于COVID-19的限制，教学在网上进行。

　　谈到调查结果，美国教育部长米格尔·卡多纳说，“...这个国家的教育机会的获取仍然不平等。”

　　美国最高法院在近70年前宣布公立学校的种族隔离是非法的。然而，联邦调查中的信息显示，黑人和拉丁裔学生更可能去那些有资格教师比例较低的学校就读。