Tuesday, May 22, 2007

Challenge Index -- Race, Culture and Education - washingtonpost.com

Challenge Index -- Race, Culture and Education - washingtonpost.com: What roles do race and gender play in how a student does in school? Do black students face ridicule from their peers if they try too hard? What effect do stereotypes have on actual performance?

Prof. Angel Harris of the University of Texas Dept. of Sociology was online Tuesday, May 22 at 2 p.m. to discuss what he's learned from his studies of racial achievement gaps.

Use the link to read the entire transcript.