High school students walk on a campus in Plano, Texas, the United States, on Aug. 31, 2022. (Photo by Xin Jin/Xinhua)
Within schools, students of color across the United States are typically mired in under-resourced institutions, based on the low tax revenues of the communities in which they live, says Newsweek.
NEW YORK, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- Historical structures and outcomes undercut the long-held assumption that a good education offers a meaningful pathway out of poverty and second-class citizenship for people of color, reported Newsweek on Wednesday.
"In fact, new research shows that the higher people of color go up the socioeconomic ladder, the wider the gap in their earnings relative to white people," said the report.
Within schools, students of color across the United States are typically mired in under-resourced institutions, based on the low tax revenues of the communities in which they live, according to the magazine.
"They often suffer from limited access to instruction-enhancing information technologies, advanced placement courses, nutritional supports, and supplemental learning and recreational spaces," it said.
Beyond K-12 education, college students of color and their families are subject to long-term financial indebtedness when they succeed at the highest levels, by virtue of having to rely heavily on student loans to support their higher educational pursuits, according to the report. ■
