Education

• Issues faced by ethnic minorities in education

  • Schools are not well-resourced
  • Racist views of some teachers
  • Involvement in criminality (gangs) means less time in school
  • Many black families have history of not engaging with education
• Issues faced by Latinos in education

  • Similar issues to blacks
  • Latino culture sometimes places more importance on work
  • Language barrier
  • Illegal status of some Latinos
• Education is part of the American Dream. Many immigrants in the USA have had a good education and have gone on to have successful careers.
• However, all schools are not equal in the USA and everyone does not get the same chance of a good education.
• Many inner city schools cannot attract good quality teachers to work in them.
• Ethnic minorities, in general, are less likely to receive a good quality education compared with whites in the US.
• Percentage of different ethnic groups with a four year college degree in the USA

  • Asian Americans: 49.8%
  • Whites: 30%
  • Blacks: 17.3%
  • Latinos: 11.4%
• Percentage of different ethnic groups who have graduated from high school in the USA

  • Whites: 89.4%
  • Asian Americans: 87.6%
  • Blacks: 80%
  • Latinos: 57%
• Percentage of different ethnic groups with a Bachelor's or higher degree in the USA

  • Asians: 48.3%
  • Whites: 29.7%
  • Blacks: 16.3%
  • Latinos: 13.5%
• I think ethnic minorities are less likely to receive good education because of where they might be located and the area they want to work in.