Latino, African-Americans have less access to math, science classes, new data show
“Latino and African-American students were less likely to pass algebra 1 and less likely to attend high schools that offer advanced math or science classes than their white and Asian peers, according to new data released by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights. Ryan Smith, executive director of Education Trust-West, an Oakland-based education policy nonprofit, said the new federal data ‘is maddening.’”