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12/19/2013

Topic Reading-Vol.617-12/19/2013

Dear MEL School’s Topic Readers,
Black students lagging in admissions to University of California
“Underrepresented group of students” may not sound so familiar for those who live in countries where most of the students at schools come from one ethical, religious, or regional group.
But in a racially diverged country like the United States of America, where the majority of its population, the whites excluding Latinos, represents only 63%, it seems to more important and critical to eye on racial diversity than PISA comparison with other countries.
An un-ignorable level of disparity among students’ races has been observed for enrollment for and completion of higher education in its most populous state, California, ever since the highly disputed affirmative action programs were opted to ban in 1996. And African-Americans are the one that have shown the largest drop in both enrollment for state colleges and universities among all the ethnic groups. Why so?
Enjoy reading and learning about the complexity and diversity of education outcomes.


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