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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 ...
In 2015, the Bipartisan Congressional Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Caucus was established by U.S. Representatives Alma S. Adams and Bradley Byrne. The caucus advocates for HBCUs on Capitol Hill. [48] As of May 2022, there are over 100 elected politicians who are members of the caucus. [49]
Most HBCUs are located in the Southern United States, where state laws generally required educational segregation until the 1950s and 1960s. Alabama has the highest number of HBCUs, followed by North Carolina , and then Georgia .
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"Chicago High School Students' Movement For Quality Public Education, 1966-1971" (PDF). Journal of African American History: 138– 150. Danns, Dionne. "Policy implications for school desegregation and school choice in Chicago." Urban Review 50 (2018): 584-603. Dolinar, Brian (ed.), The Negro in Illinois.
While HBCUs represent only 3 percent of colleges and universities in the U.S., they enroll 10 percent of all Black students in the country, according to the United Negro College Fund.