Deseret News | Education gaps in U.S. little changed since 2003, study finds: The U.S. has made little progress since 2003 in reducing educational disparities that cause achievement rates among minority and poor students to trail those who are white and middle-class, the Educational Testing Service said.
Black, Hispanic and low-income students are less likely to be taught by certified teachers and more likely to fear for their safety at school, according to an ETS report released Thursday. Schools with large minority enrollments are also more likely to have bigger class sizes, the study found.
The findings are similar to those of a 2003 study from Princeton, N.J.-based ETS, a nonprofit group that conducts educational research and assessments.
'Minority and poor children continue to face conditions that undermine their ability to achieve in school,' Richard Coley, co-author of this year's report and head of ETS's Policy Information Center, said at a news conference in Washington. 'These gaps, if we allow them to persist, will likely wreak havoc on our economy as our demographics continue to change.'
