The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), consisting of more than 200 African American-owned community newspapers from across the United States, will continue to be a reliable source for information concerning ESSA implementation. NNPA is committed to serving the African-American community. Our service must include a dedication to educating our youth. Referencing equal funding for educ
ation, the Tri-Caucus, consisting of the Congressional Black Caucus, Asian Pacific American Caucus, and Hispanic Caucus, released a statement expanding on the opportunity of the Title I spending rule in ESSA, stating that, the “supplement-not-supplant” regulation moves us closer to achieving equity in educational opportunity. Why Does It Matter?*
(Brief fast facts of AA education stats – to be used as possible attention grabber on landing page linking to more information)
- In 2013–14, the graduation rate for Black students was 73 percent compared to the 87 percent graduation rate of their white counterparts.
- The percentage of children under age 18 living in poverty, based on the official poverty measure, varied across racial/ethnic groups. In 2013, the percentage was highest for Black children (39 percent), followed by Hispanic children (30 percent), and White and Asian children (10 percent for each). (Indicator 4).
- 39 percent of Black children under the age of 18 live in poverty.
- A higher percentage of Asian students (45 percent) than of students of any other racial/ethnic group earned their highest math course credit in calculus. The percentage earning their highest math course credit in calculus was also higher for White students (18 percent) than for students of Two or more races (11 percent), Hispanic students (10 percent), and Black students (6 percent). (Indicator 12).
- 6 percent of Black students earn their highest math course credit in calculus. In 2012, the percentage of Black male students who had ever been suspended from school (48.3 percent) was more than twice the percentage of Hispanic (22.6 percent), White (21.4 percent), and Asian/ Pacific Islander (11.2 percent) male students who had ever been suspended. Similarly, the percentage of Black female students who had ever been suspended (29.0 percent) was more than twice the percentage of Hispanic (11.8 percent), White (9.4 percent), and Asian/Pacific Islander (7.9 percent) female students who had ever been suspended. (Indicator 14)
- 48.3 percent of Black male students have been suspended. 29 percent of Black female students have been suspended.
- In 2013, among adults ages 25 to 64 who had not completed high school, lower percentages of Hispanic and Asian adults were unemployed (both 9 percent) than of White (14 percent), Black (25 percent), and American Indian/Alaska Native (23 percent) adults. (Indicator 26).
- Among adults 25-64 who did not complete high school 25 percent of Black adults are unemployed.
- Among full-time workers ages 25–34 who did not complete high school, median annual earnings of White workers ($30,000) were higher than median annual earnings of their Black ($20,500) and Hispanic peers ($22,800) in 2013. The median annual earning for black full-time workers 25-34 is $20,500.
*Data obtained from the National Center for Education Statistics, Status and Trends in the Education of Racial and Ethnic Groups, 2016
