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The Equity Health of Our Nation’s Schools: College and

Career Readiness

OFFICE for civil rightsU.s. department of education

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What is OCR?

Federal civil rights enforcement agency

The mission of the Office for Civil Rights is to ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence throughout the nation through vigorous enforcement of civil rights

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What does OCR do?

OCR enforces several civil rights laws. Together, these laws prohibit discrimination

on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, and age, as well as discrimination against certain patriotic youth groups that wish to meet at public schools.

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OCR’s Jurisdiction

OCR has jurisdiction over programs and activities that receive financial assistance from the Department of Education. These may include: state education agencies elementary and secondary school systems colleges and universities state vocational rehabilitation agencies

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Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC)

College and Career Readiness

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College and Career Readiness

• Limited access to high-level math and science courses: Nationwide, only 50% of high schools offer calculus, and only 63% offer physics.

• Significant lack of access to other core courses: Nationwide, between 10-25% of high schools do not offer more than one of the core courses in the typical sequence of high school math and science education — such as Algebra I and II, geometry, biology, and chemistry.

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Early Access to Algebra I

Early mastery of algebra is critical to preparing students for subsequent coursework they will need to graduate from high school to prepare for college and careers.

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Latino and black students less likely to complete Algebra I

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States with the highest and lowest percent of high schools offering Algebra

I

Highest:Wyoming (100%)New Hampshire (99%)North Dakota and Montana (98%)

Lowest:Georgia (66%)Utah (74%)Minnesota (76%)Hawaii (77%)

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Latino and black students less likely to be enrolled in GATE programs

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English learners and students with disabilities also less likely to be enrolled in GATE programs

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States with the highest and lowest percent of students with disabilities in GATE

Highest: Arkansas (6.5%), Tennessee (4.9%), Maryland (4.3%)

Lowest: Vermont (0.02%), and Rhode Island (0.04%)

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States with the highest and lowest percent of English learners in GATE

Highest: Minnesota (8.3%), South Carolina (5.9%), and Alabama (5%)

Lowest: Rhode Island (0.02%), New Hampshire (0.1%), South Dakota (0.1%), and Vermont (0.1%)

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American Indian and Native-Alaskan English learners have less access to English language instruction

programs

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Grade 9 Retention

About 6% of all 9th grade students are held back or retained in grade 9.

Twelve percent (12%) of black and 9% of American Indian and Native-Alaskan students repeat grade 9.

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Students with disabilities and English learners are also more likely to be retained in high school

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Black and Latino students less likely to pass AP tests

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Tools for Accessing Datahttp://ocrdata.ed.gov

Goal is easily accessible data

Data profiles are available for every school district and every school

Tools for looking in greater depth in all areas

Easy to print charts and tables

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http://ocrdata.ed.gov

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Find Data for Your Districts

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Find Data for Your Schools

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Be empowered with data“The power of the Civil Rights Data Collection is not only in the numbers themselves, but in the impact it can have when married with the courage and the will to change. 

The undeniable truth is that the everyday educational experience for many students violates the principle of equity at the heart of the American promise. 

It is our collective duty to change that.”- Secretary Arne Duncan