{"id":242715,"date":"2022-05-23T16:50:52","date_gmt":"2022-05-23T21:50:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanleaguela.org\/?page_id=242715"},"modified":"2025-09-05T16:01:24","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T21:01:24","slug":"education-equity","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/urbanleaguela.org\/education-equity\/","title":{"rendered":"Education Equity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||1px|||&#8221; top_divider_style=&#8221;arrow2&#8243; top_divider_color=&#8221;#c0272d&#8221; da_disable_devices=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-c1f8b219-2495-44a0-820d-edc85880d332%22:%91%22top_divider_color%22%93}&#8221; da_is_popup=&#8221;off&#8221; da_exit_intent=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_close=&#8221;on&#8221; da_alt_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_dark_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_not_modal=&#8221;on&#8221; 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Recent data show that disparities in academic achievement still exist at every stage of the education pipeline.<\/strong><\/em><span><\/span><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;About Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Barlow Semi Condensed|500|||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;23px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||24px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-35fd7e75-c880-4b70-bc70-cc3963db294d%22:%91%93,%22gcid-37337dbc-b576-4e34-9006-e2a7fa5d350a%22:%91%93,%22gcid-7a41b81f-9711-4ce6-9d4f-87e53a2ec251%22:%91%93,%22undefined%22:%91%93,%22gcid-162c098d-92be-4547-892d-f7859ea86008%22:%91%93}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>In 3rd Grade Language Arts, African American students score lowest in Mastery and have the highest percentage of students scoring Unsatisfactory . . . nearly three times the failure rate of White students.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>In 8th Grade Mathematics, African American students score lowest in Mastery and considerably lower in Mastery than other major racial and ethnic groups. African American students have the highest percentage (4 out of 10) scoring Unsatisfactory . . . nearly three times the failure rate of White students. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>A disproportionately considerable number of African American students are subject to in-school and out-of-school suspension.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>African American students have the lowest ACT Composite Score.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>African American students have the lowest percentage of Cohorts Earning Advanced Credential in high school.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>African American students have the lowest Four-Year Graduation Rate and the lowest Retention Rate in Four-Year Higher Education.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>African American students have the lowest graduation rate and the lowest Retention Rate in Community and Technical Colleges.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;About Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.1&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Barlow Semi Condensed|700|on||||||&#8221; 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