According to new data from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, there is a disparity in STEM education for students of color.
This information was released in a report by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights and was highlighted by the White House on the 70th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education.
The data is part of the 2020-21 Civil Rights Data Collection, a survey of all public school districts and schools in the pre-K-12 nationwide.
The report shows that students of color are still underrepresented in STEM, which is consistent with previous studies.
The data also reveals that American Indian or Alaska Native students (32%) and Black students (47%) are the least likely to attend a high school that offers a full range of math, science, and computer science courses.
Additionally, schools with three-quarters or more Black and Latino students are slightly less likely to offer Algebra I, a crucial course for future math and science education.
The Education Trust, an organization advocating for equity in education, recommends exposing students of color to rigorous STEM courses starting in middle school to align with their career interests.
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