Schott Foundation for Public Education – PHENND https://phennd.org We are a network of over 25 colleges and universities that strengthens service learning in Philadelphia, connecting academics with community involvement. Thu, 05 Jul 2018 18:13:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Grading the States: Our Nation’s Commitment to Public Education https://phennd.org/update/grading-the-states-our-nations-commitment-to-public-education/ Thu, 05 Jul 2018 18:13:47 +0000 https://phennd.org/?post_type=update&p=57243 This report examines our nation’s commitment to democracy by assessing the privatization programs in the 50 states and the District of Columbia with the goal of not only highlighting the benefits of a public school education, but comparing the accountability, transparency and civil rights protections offered students in the public school setting versus the private school setting. States are rated on the extent to which they have instituted policies and practices that lead toward fewer democratic opportunities and more privatization, as well as the guardrails they have (or have not) put into place to protect the rights of students, communities and taxpayers. This is not an assessment of the overall quality of the public education system in the state — rather it is an analysis of the laws that support privatized alternatives to public schools.

This report card, therefore, provides a vital accounting of each state’s democratic commitment to their public school students and their public schools, by holding it accountable for abandoning civil rights protections, transparency, accountability and adequate funding in a quest for “private” alternatives. It is designed to give citizens insight into the extent of privatization and its intended and unintended consequences for our students and our nation.

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]]> Black Lives Matter: The Schott 50 State Report on Public Education and Black Males https://phennd.org/update/black-lives-matter-the-schott-50-state-report-on-public-education-and-black-males/ Tue, 31 Mar 2015 02:32:03 +0000 https://phennd.org/?post_type=update&p=44114 Black males and graduation

A new report from the Schott Foundation for Public Education finds the latest estimates for high school graduation rates are 59 percent for black males, 65 percent for Latino males, and 80 percent for white, non-Latino males. Since the foundation’s 2012 report, the graduation gap between black and white males has increased from 18 to 21 percentage points (2012-2013). New Jersey and Tennessee are the only states with significant black-male enrollment to have black-male graduation rates above 70 percent. Maine’s rate is highest (90 percent), while Nevada’s is lowest for both black (40 percent) and Latino (44 percent) males. The report confirms higher out-of-school suspension rates for black males, despite no evidence of greater school misbehavior, and lower Advanced Placement enrollment, with less access to AP courses in schools that serve more black students. Gaps for reading and math proficiency between black and white males nationally are 26 percentage points for 8th grade reading and 32 percentage points for 8th grade mathematics (2013). Towards a remedy, the report proposes consistent state and local reporting of graduation rates, disaggregated by race and gender; student-centered educational programs that align academic, social, and health support systems; a moratorium on out-of-school suspensions, which disproportionately affect black and Latino students; and more private-sector programs and community networks to prepare low-income youth for professional success.

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