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An 11 page paper that begins by presenting a great deal of data regarding demographics, including the proportion of minority students receiving special education services. The essay reports investigators' opinions regarding the causes of the overrepresentation and about the race gap in achievement. Statistical data included. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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country in 2001 (Barona and Barona, 2006). It is forecast that by 2050, the ratio of ethnic minority to white will be 50 percent (Barona and Barona, 2006). As our
nation has become more diversified, so have our schools. These authors report, that "in 2003, 42% of students attending public schools were considered to be an ethnic or racial minority"
(Barona and Barona, 2006, p. 3). Other demographic data reveal that 19 percent of students across the nation are Latino, 16 percent are African-American, 20 percent were either born outside
of America themselves or they are children of immigrant families, and 19 percent public school students "speak a language other than English at home" (Barona and Barona, 2006, p. 3).
The most common languages spoken at home include Spanish, "Indo-European and Asian/ Pacific Island languages" (Barona and Barona, 2006, p. 3). Teachers in schools with a high density of minority
and English-Language Learners face numerous challenges in trying to provide a good education for these students. Many of these families are poor and lack basic things like health care (Barona
and Barona, 2006). Many have not had the same advantages as white American children, leaving them ill-prepared for the rigors of a comprehensive curriculum. Minority children from low-income homes
typically live in poor neighborhoods, which means their neighborhood schools will be mostly populated with other poor students. Barona and Barona (2006) reported that minority students "are twice as likely
to attend schools that are predominantly minority" (p. 3) located in high poverty neighborhoods (Barona and Barona, 2006; also, Ferri and Connor, 2005). Citing other researchers, these authors reported that
both Black and Latino students are three times more likely to attend high poverty schools than are White students and they are "12 times as likely to be in schools
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