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Data Is a Civil Right Issue
- 1. Building a Movement for Impact Data is a Civil Rights Issue Rhonda Bryant Director of Youth Policy/CLASP Erualdo R. Gonzalez California State University Fullerton Howard M. Walters OMG Center/RWJF New Connections
- 2. 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 Issue Rhonda Bryant Director of Youth Policy @RTsoiBryant
- 3. Why is Data So Important? Data Is a Civil Rights Issue Rhonda Bryant Director of Youth Policy @RTsoiBryant
- 4. College and Career Readiness What Does that Mean for Young Men of Color? Data Is a Civil Rights Issue Rhonda Bryant Director of Youth Policy @RTsoiBryant
- 5. College & Career Readiness Definition Cognitive Strategies Content Knowledge Academic Behaviors Contextual Skills and Awareness Data Is a Civil Rights Issue Rhonda Bryant Director of Youth Policy @RTsoiBryant
- 6. 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 Issue Rhonda Bryant Director of Youth Policy @RTsoiBryant
- 7. 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 Data Is a Civil Rights Issue Rhonda Bryant Director of Youth Policy @RTsoiBryant
- 8. FACT #1: Higher level courses are less likely to be offered in minority schools
- 9. Data Is a Civil Rights Issue Rhonda Bryant Director of Youth Policy @RTsoiBryant Source: U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, Civil Rights Data Collection, 2011-12 71% 70% 81% 68% 67% 57% 47% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% Students with Access to Full Range of Math & Science Course, by race and ethnicity White Two of more races Asian Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander Hispanic/Latino of any race Black/African American American Indian/Alaska Native
- 10. Data Is a Civil Rights Issue Rhonda Bryant Director of Youth Policy @RTsoiBryant 74% 66% 83% 78% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% Algebra II Chemistry High Schools Course Offerings, by Black/Latino Student Enrollment High Schools with Highest Black/Latino Enrollment High Schools with Lowest Black/Latino Enrollment Source: U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, Civil Rights Data Collection, 2011-12
- 11. FACT #2: Young men of color are not encouraged and supported to enroll in higher level classes
- 12. 54% 54% 64% 2% 2% 2% 21% 21% 12% 16% 16% 8% 0.5% 0.5% 0.4% 5% 6% 14% 1% 1% 1% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Enrollment in High School Algebra II enrollment Calculus enrollment Enrollment in Algebra II & Calculus, by race and ethnicity American Indian/Alaska Native Asian Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander Black/African American Hispanic/Latino of any race Two or more races White Source: U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, Civil Rights Data Collection, 2011-12 Data Is a Civil Rights Issue Rhonda Bryant Director of Youth Policy @RTsoiBryant
- 13. 54% 59% 60% 67% 2% 2% 2% 1%21% 18% 17% 14% 16% 9% 9% 4% 0.5% 0.5% 0.4% 0.4% 5% 10% 12% 13% 1% 1% 1% 0.5% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 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 AP Enrollment, Exam Taking, and Passing, by race and ethnicity American Indian/Alaska Native Asian Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander Black/African American Hispanic/Latino of any race Two or more races White Source: U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, Civil Rights Data Collection, 2011-12 Data Is a Civil Rights Issue Rhonda Bryant Director of Youth Policy @RTsoiBryant
- 14. FACT #3: Young men of color are less likely to be taught by experienced teachers
- 15. This represents over 720,000 students of color being taught by first-year teachers. 1% 2% 3% 4% 2% 2% 4% 0% 1% 2% 3% 4% 5% Percent of Students Attending Schools Where More Than 20% of Teachers are in First Year of Teaching White Two or more races Hispanic/Latino of any race Black/African American 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 Data Is a Civil Rights Issue Rhonda Bryant Director of Youth Policy @RTsoiBryant
- 16. FACT #4: Young men of color are less likely to have access to a school counselor
- 17. Further, the counselor:student ratios are higher in high- minority schools than in low-minority schools. 80% 20% Percent of High Schools With Access to Guidance Counselors High schools with guidance counselors High schools without guidance counselors Source: U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, Civil Rights Data Collection, 2011-12 Data Is a Civil Rights Issue Rhonda Bryant Director of Youth Policy @RTsoiBryant
- 18. How Do I Build a Movement for Impact? Know the data Share the data Shift the conversation Demand Change Data Is a Civil Rights Issue Rhonda Bryant Director of Youth Policy @RTsoiBryant
- 19. Contact Information Rhonda Tsoi-A-Fatt Bryant Director of Youth Policy CLASP @RTsoiBryant | www.clasp.org