Substantial racial disparities exist in quality of life and educational opportunities and outcomes.
Even though race has no biological basis, race serves as a predictor for everything from health to wealth to educational opportunities and outcomes, and disparities exist between many whites and most people of color.
In 2006, 14 percent of white children and 12 percent of Asian children lived in poor families, compared with 27 percent of Hispanic children and 33 percent of black children. Racial disparities exist even among the affluent; high-income families of color have just 15 cents for every dollar of accumulated wealth (investments, savings, real estate holdings, etc) that high-income white families have. Latino children are almost three times as likely to live without health insurance as their white peers, Native American children are twice as likely. According to the Nation's Report Card, only 16 percent of black children are at or above the proficient reading level in the 12th grade, compared with 20 percent of Latino children, 36 percent of Asian children, and 43 percent of white children.
Racial disparities in the quality of life children experience affect their opportunities and success in school and shape how people of different races see themselves and others.
Learning Assets and Activities
Jim Schuerich explains how institutional racism can result in racial
disparities in educational opportunities and outcomes:
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