Nearly half of Black and Hispanic preschoolers attend schools where over 90% of students are students of color¶
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q2 i? 48% of Black and 49% of Hispanic preschoolers were enrolled in schools where over 90% of students are students of color, and 56% of dual language learners were in such schools. → Plasencia 2024
Evidence¶
Plasencia 2024¶
Plasencia, S., & Melnick, H. (2024). Strategies to foster integration in early childhood education. Learning Policy Institute. https://doi.org/10.54300/639.507
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A study of publicly funded preschool programs reviewed by the report found that "almost half of all Black and hispanic preschoolers (48% and 49%, respectively)" attended highly segregated schools. The same study found 56% of dual language learners in schools that were 90% or more students of color.
"The study found that almost half of all Black and hispanic preschoolers (48% and 49%, respectively) were enrolled in schools in which over 90% of students are students of color, while just under 20% of White students were enrolled in highly segregated, mostly White schools."
Discussion¶
Learner Variables¶
- Race and Ethnicity — predictor: outcomes differ by group: a gap reflecting circumstances and treatment, not a cause
Related Claims¶
- ECE programs are on average more racially segregated than elementary and high schools — related
- Always on-track and always off-track students attend schools with systematically different demographic compositions — related
- Black, Hispanic/Latino/a, and Multiracial preschool children were underrepresented in higher-quality (Tier 4 and 5) programs — related
- The ECE system is socioeconomically segregated because means-tested programs sort children by family income — a broader claim this one bears on
- Universal PreK school-based classrooms are about as diverse as first-grade classrooms, while means-tested and community-based classrooms are more segregated — related
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Nearly half of Black and Hispanic preschoolers attend schools where over 90% of students are students of color |
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Nearly half of Black and Hispanic preschoolers attend schools where over 90% of students are students of color |
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2024 |
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