Parents of black and Latino students believe that their children do not get the same access and opportunities in education as other kids. The Leadership Conference Education Fund conducted a survey that revealed the glaring results highlighting how minority parents see the discrimination.
The survey, released in April, polled 400 African-American parents and 400 Latino parents in the hopes of learning about their opinion on education system and school policies. The objective was to find out what parents want from public schools so that improvements could be suggested to school districts.
Minority Parents Want High Standards of Education
About 80 percent of African-American parents and 60 percent of Hispanic parents said that their kids' schools lack the resources. This is compared to institutions that cater to mostly Asian, white and upper-income families.
They believe that the school districts are doing their best despite funding problems. But they also emphasize that their kids, whose parents are low-income earners, have to be provided with better teachers, more challenging programs and technology or tools of learning.
Black, Latino Kids Are Guided By Ineffective Teachers
The minority parents also believe that the education system, in general, does not seem to regard their kids as deserving of high standards. Apart from funding problems and more than the standardized tests that the students have to pass, it's the teachers' ineffectiveness that contributes to lower quality of education.
Their views support an earlier study done by the Center for American Progress in 2014 that suggested minority students in low-income families have poor-performing teachers. "Poor students and students of color are less likely to get well-qualified or high-value teachers than students from higher-income families or students who are white," the report cited, per Huffington Post.
Minority Students Outnumber Others
The latest study comes in light of the fact that minority students have outnumbered the population of other races in public schools at 40 percent, per National Center for Education Statistics. The disparity between schools is evident and there seems to be "two separate and unequal education systems," the study stated. If this keeps up, educational status quo in America might be harder to maintain.
What do can you say about the survey's findings? Do you have suggestions for improving the education system for minority students? Sound off in the comments!
