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A recent study finds that skin color is a stronger predictor of social inequality in Brazil than 'race' (i.e., the 'race-color' categories used on the Brazilian census). This highlights the fact that socially perceived skin color and 'race' are not the same thing. [69]
They perceive little correlation between racial diversity in the classroom and the performance of minority students in schools in existing data. [15] These theorists believe that focusing on race in diversity policies creates a heightened awareness of racial difference and perpetuates discrimination.
The racial achievement gap in the United States refers to disparities in educational achievement between differing ethnic/racial groups. [1] It manifests itself in a variety of ways: African-American and Hispanic students are more likely to earn lower grades, score lower on standardized tests, drop out of high school, and they are less likely to enter and complete college than whites, while ...
By age 4, children in the U.S. associate “whites with wealth and higher status” — and by the time they start elementary school, “race-based discrimination is already widespread.” Getty ...
PINCKNEY — A lawsuit alleges leadership at Pinckney Community Schools “failed to meaningfully address” racism against minority students.. The lawsuit was filed by Detroit-based Marko Law on ...
Discrimination based on skin color,(measured for example on the Fitzpatrick scale) or hair texture (measured for example on a scale from 1a to 4c) [5] [6] is closely related to racial discrimination, as skin color and hair texture are often used as a proxy for race in everyday interactions, and is one factor used by legal systems that apply ...
[78] [79] [80] The Fair Housing Act of 1968, administered and enforced by the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, prohibited discrimination in the sale and rental of housing on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, and disability. Formal racial discrimination became illegal in school systems ...
Wichita Public Schools and the U.S. Department of Justice have reached a settlement after an investigation into Kansas’ largest school district uncovered race and disability discrimination in ...