{"id":73584,"date":"2018-09-10T12:10:56","date_gmt":"2018-09-10T16:10:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=73584"},"modified":"2018-09-10T18:15:39","modified_gmt":"2018-09-10T22:15:39","slug":"pewr-facttank-6-facts-about-americas-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=73584","title":{"rendered":"(Pewr FactTank) 6 facts about America\u2019s students"},"content":{"rendered":"

America\u2019s students are more racially and ethnically diverse than ever, while\u00a0teachers remain overwhelmingly white<\/a>.<\/strong>\u00a0In fall 2015, the share of nonwhite students in U.S. public elementary and secondary schools hit a record 51%. That\u2019s up from 30% in fall 1986. Growth has been especially fast among Hispanic students, who increased from 10% of students in 1986 to 26% in 2015.<\/p>\n

At the same time, nonwhites continue to make up a relatively small share of teachers: In the 2015-16 school year, just 20% of public school elementary and secondary teachers were nonwhite, up from 13% in 1987-88. (In 2015, 39% of all Americans were nonwhite.)<\/p>\n

While America\u2019s overall student body has become more diverse, many nonwhite students go to public schools\u00a0where at least half of their peers are of their race or ethnicity<\/a>. Large shares of blacks (44%) and Hispanics (57%) attend public schools where people of their own race or ethnicity make up at least half the student body. Meanwhile, whites \u2013 who continue to make up a larger share of overall U.S. public school students than any other race or ethnicity \u2013 tend to go to schools where half or more of students are white.<\/p>\n

Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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New report from @pewresearch<\/a> unveils trends about U.S. students https:\/\/t.co\/HteiuZs2AN<\/a><\/p>\n

— Dr. Pam Lloyd (@plloyd) September 10, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n