From the SelectedWorks of Rhonda Tsoi-A-Fatt Bryant Spring June 18, 2014 Building A Movement for Impact: Data Is A Civil Rights Rhonda Tsoi-A-Fatt Bryant Available at: https://works.bepress.com/rhonda_tsoiafattbryant/5/
Building a Movement for Impact Data is a Civil Rights /CLASP Erualdo R. Gonzalez California State University Fullerton Howard M. Walters OMG Center/RWJF New Connections
Data Is a Civil Rights Session Objectives 1. Knowledge: Share a concrete opportunity to gather available data to understand a local issue 2. Skills: Learn strategies for engaging the data in a way that gives voice to and informs the community 3. Action: begin setting early action steps that can be taken upon return to community
Data Is a Civil Rights Why is Data So Important?
Data Is a Civil Rights College and Career Readiness What Does that Mean for Young Men of Color?
College & Career Readiness Definition Data Is a Civil Rights Cognitive Strategies Content Knowledge Academic Behaviors Contextual Skills and Awareness
Data Is a Civil Rights The Gap How do students become college/career ready? Access to rigorous coursework Experienced teachers Individualized support from counselors What do young men of color have the least? Access to rigorous coursework Experienced teachers Individualized support from counselors
Data Is a Civil Rights The Charge We need to reframe the conversation of college and career readiness from one of student deficits to one of system deficits USING DATA
FACT #1: Higher level courses are less likely to be offered in minority schools
90% Students with Access to Full Range of Math & Science Course, by race and ethnicity Data Is a Civil Rights 80% 81% 70% 60% 71% 70% 68% 67% 50% 57% 40% 47% 30% 20% 10% 0% White Two of more races Asian Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander Hispanic/Latino of any race Black/African American American Indian/Alaska Native Source: U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, Civil Rights Data Collection, 2011-12
90% 80% 70% High Schools Course Offerings, by Black/Latino Student Enrollment 74% 83% 66% 78% Data Is a Civil Rights 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Algebra II High Schools with Highest Black/Latino Enrollment Chemistry High Schools with Lowest Black/Latino Enrollment Source: U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, Civil Rights Data Collection, 2011-12
FACT #2: Young men of color are not encouraged and supported to enroll in higher level classes
Enrollment in Algebra II & Calculus, by race and ethnicity Data Is a Civil Rights 100% 1% 1% 1% 5% 6% 0.5% 0.5% 14% 80% 16% 16% 8% 0.4% 12% 21% 21% 2% 60% 2% 2% American Indian/Alaska Native 40% Asian 54% 54% 64% Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander Black/African American 20% Hispanic/Latino of any race Two or more races White 0% Enrollment in High School Algebra II enrollment Calculus enrollment Source: U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, Civil Rights Data Collection, 2011-12
AP Enrollment, Exam Taking, and Passing, by race and ethnicity Data Is a Civil Rights 100% 80% 60% 1% 1% 1% 0.5% 5% 0.5% 10% 12% 13% 0.5% 0.4% 16% 9% 9% 4% 14% 18% 17% 21% 1% 2% 2% 2% 0.4% 40% American Indian/Alaska Native 20% 54% 59% 60% 67% Asian Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander Black/African American Hispanic/Latino of any race Two or more races White 0% Enrollment in High School Enrolled in at least one AP course Taking at least one AP exam Qualifying Score on at least one AP exam Source: U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, Civil Rights Data Collection, 2011-12
FACT #3: Young men of color are less likely to be taught by experienced teachers
5% Percent of Students Attending Schools Where More Than 20% of Teachers are in First Year of Teaching Data Is a Civil Rights 4% 4% 4% 3% 3% White 2% 2% 2% 2% Two or more races Hispanic/Latino of any race Black/African American 1% 0% 1% Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander Asian American Indian/Alaska Native Source: U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, Civil Rights Data Collection, 2011-12 This represents over 720,000 students of color being taught by first-year teachers.
FACT #4: Young men of color are less likely to have access to a school counselor
Percent of High Schools With Access to Guidance Counselors Data Is a Civil Rights 20% High schools with guidance counselors High schools without guidance counselors 80% Source: U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, Civil Rights Data Collection, 2011-12 Further, the counselor:student ratios are higher in highminority schools than in low-minority schools.
How Do I Build a Movement for Impact? Data Is a Civil Rights Know the data Share the data Shift the conversation Demand Change
Contact Information Rhonda Tsoi-A-Fatt Bryant CLASP www.clasp.org