A UCLA study released Wednesday suggests that challenges facing Black students in Los Angeles County, which were already daunting, have been made even worse by the coronavirus pandemic.
The report examined the relationship between educational outcomes and social, health and environmental factors of Black students in 14 school districts, from the Antelope Valley to Long Beach, serving at least 800 Black students LA County.
Detailing a shrinking and shifting Black student population long beset by low levels of academic achievement, the research makes clear that a disproportionate number of Black children in L.A. County reside in neighborhoods where poverty is concentrated, educational enrichment opportunities are limited, environmental hazards are severe, and resources are lacking. In many of these communities, the challenges facing Black children in school are exacerbated by adverse environmental and social conditions related to concentrated poverty, impacting student learning, according to the report, titled “Beyond the Schoolhouse: Digging Deeper.”
Given the disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 virus on low-income communities, the researchers contend that the challenges facing Black students have likely worsened.
“The impact of the global pandemic on the education of Black students may potentially be devastating,” said UCLA education professor Tyrone Howard, faculty director of the Center for the Transformation of Schools, which released the report. “This new research can inform the strategic use of resources to address inequalities, racism, and historical disadvantage, and guide decision making to better serve Black students.”
Howard said the long and persistent presence of systemic racism inside and outside of schools “continues to affect the educational experiences and outcomes of Black students. The report also offers examples of successful efforts and specific recommendations to assist educators and policymakers.”
The report includes a detailed table of funding made available to school districts by the recently passed federal American Rescue Plan. The 14 districts examined in the research are in line to receive $6 billion in COVID- 19 relief funding to support learning recovery efforts.
“Our hope is that this research will generate intense attention on the needs of Black students in the county and spur innovative and meaningful actions to address the economic, social, emotional and environmental challenges that shape and hinder their educational opportunities,” said UCLA researcher Stanley Johnson Jr., lead author of the study, “We can and must act boldly.”
The report, which includes an interactive map of Black student educational outcomes, can be viewed at transformschools.ucla.edu/beyond-the- schoolhouse-digging-deeper.
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Tim Klien says
California needs to pay reparations to Black Residents NOW!!!!
Claire says
Shining stars: Admiring the women mathematicians that contributed enormously to our space program. Encountering racism but kept going; amazing! Amazing black scientists, inventors, poets, educators, judges, veterans, etc. all encountered racism but kept going.
Democrat Dave of the Newport Daves says
Great comment Claire. In the last few years I noticed a new generation of young Black journalists, lawyers, elected officials and pundits who are so intelligent, well-educated and remarkably calm and collected discussing the most controversial subjects.
I think that fortells a future when they will excell as Blacks have in many other fields.
I see them mostly on MSNBC. I switch over to Fox News and see heavilly madeup white folks who can’t hold a candle to those mentioned above. Heavly madeup? That’s just the men. The women look like drag queens.
White folks better get smart or they’ll be left behind in the coming years.
As it is now, a large number of white Republican men are skipping out on vaccines. Good. Darwinism at work. Many won’t be around to vote for Trump in 2024. Good.
Beecee says
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And this is what we are dealing with folk, lol
What a cuck
Beecee can't think says
Oh, Beecee
Your short silly posts reflect well on you.
Education says
MSNBC and CNN are full of anti-White racists.
Barbi says
… since the whacked-out democrats overthrew our government, notice how they’re congratulating themselves, making themselves an echo chamber kissing each others’ asses?
Cancelled White Male says
Our children are being held back because the socialist education system dumbs everything down to the lowest common denominator with third world standards.
They pander to the worst students so our educational system produces ignorant pupils that can’t compete with more “advanced” countries. Sad.
LaShante Wright says
Spot on!
stephen l bloch says
What else is new!
Stinger says
Out of sheer curiosity, what would you recommend to improve the situation?
What to do? says
I don’t know about “him”, but those who disrupt the class deliberately or because they’re hopelessly behind need to be either in alternate educational settings or in classes that they’re prepared to take respectively.
The “real” answer is that the “behind” child’s parents need to encourage them to succeed, not disparage the value of a good education.
Aspiring Rapper says
The Biden administration will fix all of their problems.