Child Opportunity
Education
People of Color aged 16-24 are more likely to be disconnected ( not employed or enrolled in school ) than White residents in this age group . This gap has increased since 1990 . Disconnected White residents of this age have halved , while disconnected People of Color have quadrupled , and disconnected Latino youth in particular have increased fivefold .
Disconnected Youth ( aged 16-24 not employed or enrolled in school ), 2017
6,000
5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 |
537 404
3,291
|
2,665
274 736
1,884
|
2,495
368
1,682
1,828
|
2,556
245 1,668
1,513
|
Source : PolicyLink / USC Equity Research Institute , National Equity Atlas , www . nationalequityatlas . org .
When we think about a student achievement gap , and the divide in the achievement gap among different races within a community , it goes beyond the four walls of the classroom . It ’ s being able to not just identify what the school system itself is doing and can do to help eliminate that . But what is the surrounding community able to do to provide support ?
– an Arlington resident
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