Status and Trends in the Education of Blacks

Abstract

(NCES) is the primary federal entity for collecting, analyzing, and reporting data related to education in the United States and other nations. It fulfills a congressional mandate to collect, collate, analyze, and report full and complete statistics on the condition of education in the United States; conduct and publish reports and specialized analyses of the meaning and significance of such statistics; assist state and local education agencies in improving their statistical systems; and review and report on education activities in foreign countries. NCES activities are designed to address high priority education data needs; provide consistent, reliable, complete, and accurate indicators of education status and trends; and report timely, useful, and high quality data to the U.S. Department of Education, the Congress, the states, other education policymakers, practitioners, data users, and the general public. We strive to make our products available in a variety of formats and in language that is appropriate to a variety of audiences. You, as our customer, are the best judge of our success in communicating information effectively.

“I’m Trying to Get My A”: Black Male Achievers Talk About Race, School and Achievement

“…Black men are least likely to be hired, first to be laid off, and experience high unemployment rates (Couch and Fairlie 2010;Hoffman et al 2003;Labor 2013;Wilkinson 1999). They experience vast income inequalities compared to their White male counterparts regardless of class standing (Hamilton et al 2011;Hoffman et al 2003).…”

Differences In Life Expectancy Due To Race And Educational Differences Are Widening, And Many May Not Catch Up

“…Blacks experienced more rapid reductions in death rates from circulatory diseases (and other causes) relative to whites since 1990, and the proportion of blacks at high levels of education has risen at the same time. 49 If education and its related risk factor benefits remain powerful factors in declining mortality in the United States, 50 and the education gap between blacks and whites continues to narrow, disparities in longevity by race could continue to decline. In fact, the Census Bureau has predicted a convergence in life expectancy between whites and blacks.…”

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“…African American students are more likely to attend public high schools with high minority concentrations from low socioeconomic communities (Hoffman, Llagas, and Snyder, 2003) and were less likely than white students to take advanced mathematics and science courses and less likely than white or Hispanic students to take advanced placement exams. According to O'Brien and Zudak (1998), segregated neighborhoods usually equate to inferior resources, which eventually results in inferior levels of education for minority groups.…”