The Opportunity Gap

36 The Opportunity Gap 31 31 The opportunity gap disproportionately impacts students of color who come from low-income backgrounds. The demographic 18 inequalities Black and Hispanic students in the United States face in comparison to their 16 White peers put them at a disadvantage 13 12 before they even enter school. When combined with the educational disparities known as the achievement gap, students of 8 color often have to overcome more challenges 6 to have an equal chance at life's opportunities. A collaboration between GOOD and Hyperakt, in partnership with University of Phoenix. Percentage of children younger than 18 years old living in poor households, 2009. Percentage of children younger than 18 years old who don't have health insurance, 2009. Percentage of adults over 25 years old who have attained a four year college degree, 2009. Sources Poverty, Health Insurance & College Graduation Pew Hispanic Center tabulations of 2009 American Poverty О Нealth Education Community Survey. Household Income Black & Hispanic children are three times more likely to live in poverty than Whites. Hispanic children are twice as likely as Blacks & Whites White children are twice Children's Defense Fund Report. "Portrait of Inequality 2011: Black Children In America." 2011. as likely to graduate college as Blacks & Hispanics. Infant Mortality to have no health insurance. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System, National Linked Birth/Infant Death Data Sets. College Barriers Institute for Higher Education Policy. "Promise lost: College-qualified students who don't enroll in college." Infant Mortality College Barriers Household Net Worth 2008. P. 14. The median net worth of White $103,220 Black infants are twice as likely to die before reaching a year of age as White and Hispanic infants. 84% of Black students cannot read Pew Hispanic Center. "Latinos and Education: Explaining the Attainment Gap." 2009. P.7. households with children is six times or do math at grade level. greater than Hispanic ones and 18 times greater than Black ones. 26.5 Children's Defense Fund Report. "Portrait of Inequality 2011: Black Children In America." 2011. 74% of Hispanic youths need to help support their family. 13.3 14.6 13.2 6.3 $16,862 5.7 $5,740 Infant deaths / 1,000 live births 6.3 5.6 GOOD + University of Phoenix- 83% of non-college going White students cite lack of scholarships as the reason. Black Hispanic White 1975 1995 2007 36 The Opportunity Gap 31 31 The opportunity gap disproportionately impacts students of color who come from low-income backgrounds. The demographic 18 inequalities Black and Hispanic students in the United States face in comparison to their 16 White peers put them at a disadvantage 13 12 before they even enter school. When combined with the educational disparities known as the achievement gap, students of 8 color often have to overcome more challenges 6 to have an equal chance at life's opportunities. A collaboration between GOOD and Hyperakt, in partnership with University of Phoenix. Percentage of children younger than 18 years old living in poor households, 2009. Percentage of children younger than 18 years old who don't have health insurance, 2009. Percentage of adults over 25 years old who have attained a four year college degree, 2009. Sources Poverty, Health Insurance & College Graduation Pew Hispanic Center tabulations of 2009 American Poverty О Нealth Education Community Survey. Household Income Black & Hispanic children are three times more likely to live in poverty than Whites. Hispanic children are twice as likely as Blacks & Whites White children are twice Children's Defense Fund Report. "Portrait of Inequality 2011: Black Children In America." 2011. as likely to graduate college as Blacks & Hispanics. Infant Mortality to have no health insurance. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System, National Linked Birth/Infant Death Data Sets. College Barriers Institute for Higher Education Policy. "Promise lost: College-qualified students who don't enroll in college." Infant Mortality College Barriers Household Net Worth 2008. P. 14. The median net worth of White $103,220 Black infants are twice as likely to die before reaching a year of age as White and Hispanic infants. 84% of Black students cannot read Pew Hispanic Center. "Latinos and Education: Explaining the Attainment Gap." 2009. P.7. households with children is six times or do math at grade level. greater than Hispanic ones and 18 times greater than Black ones. 26.5 Children's Defense Fund Report. "Portrait of Inequality 2011: Black Children In America." 2011. 74% of Hispanic youths need to help support their family. 13.3 14.6 13.2 6.3 $16,862 5.7 $5,740 Infant deaths / 1,000 live births 6.3 5.6 GOOD + University of Phoenix- 83% of non-college going White students cite lack of scholarships as the reason. Black Hispanic White 1975 1995 2007 36 The Opportunity Gap 31 31 The opportunity gap disproportionately impacts students of color who come from low-income backgrounds. The demographic 18 inequalities Black and Hispanic students in the United States face in comparison to their 16 White peers put them at a disadvantage 13 12 before they even enter school. When combined with the educational disparities known as the achievement gap, students of 8 color often have to overcome more challenges 6 to have an equal chance at life's opportunities. A collaboration between GOOD and Hyperakt, in partnership with University of Phoenix. Percentage of children younger than 18 years old living in poor households, 2009. Percentage of children younger than 18 years old who don't have health insurance, 2009. Percentage of adults over 25 years old who have attained a four year college degree, 2009. Sources Poverty, Health Insurance & College Graduation Pew Hispanic Center tabulations of 2009 American Poverty О Нealth Education Community Survey. Household Income Black & Hispanic children are three times more likely to live in poverty than Whites. Hispanic children are twice as likely as Blacks & Whites White children are twice Children's Defense Fund Report. "Portrait of Inequality 2011: Black Children In America." 2011. as likely to graduate college as Blacks & Hispanics. Infant Mortality to have no health insurance. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System, National Linked Birth/Infant Death Data Sets. College Barriers Institute for Higher Education Policy. "Promise lost: College-qualified students who don't enroll in college." Infant Mortality College Barriers Household Net Worth 2008. P. 14. The median net worth of White $103,220 Black infants are twice as likely to die before reaching a year of age as White and Hispanic infants. 84% of Black students cannot read Pew Hispanic Center. "Latinos and Education: Explaining the Attainment Gap." 2009. P.7. households with children is six times or do math at grade level. greater than Hispanic ones and 18 times greater than Black ones. 26.5 Children's Defense Fund Report. "Portrait of Inequality 2011: Black Children In America." 2011. 74% of Hispanic youths need to help support their family. 13.3 14.6 13.2 6.3 $16,862 5.7 $5,740 Infant deaths / 1,000 live births 6.3 5.6 GOOD + University of Phoenix- 83% of non-college going White students cite lack of scholarships as the reason. Black Hispanic White 1975 1995 2007 36 The Opportunity Gap 31 31 The opportunity gap disproportionately impacts students of color who come from low-income backgrounds. The demographic 18 inequalities Black and Hispanic students in the United States face in comparison to their 16 White peers put them at a disadvantage 13 12 before they even enter school. When combined with the educational disparities known as the achievement gap, students of 8 color often have to overcome more challenges 6 to have an equal chance at life's opportunities. A collaboration between GOOD and Hyperakt, in partnership with University of Phoenix. Percentage of children younger than 18 years old living in poor households, 2009. Percentage of children younger than 18 years old who don't have health insurance, 2009. Percentage of adults over 25 years old who have attained a four year college degree, 2009. Sources Poverty, Health Insurance & College Graduation Pew Hispanic Center tabulations of 2009 American Poverty О Нealth Education Community Survey. Household Income Black & Hispanic children are three times more likely to live in poverty than Whites. Hispanic children are twice as likely as Blacks & Whites White children are twice Children's Defense Fund Report. "Portrait of Inequality 2011: Black Children In America." 2011. as likely to graduate college as Blacks & Hispanics. Infant Mortality to have no health insurance. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System, National Linked Birth/Infant Death Data Sets. College Barriers Institute for Higher Education Policy. "Promise lost: College-qualified students who don't enroll in college." Infant Mortality College Barriers Household Net Worth 2008. P. 14. The median net worth of White $103,220 Black infants are twice as likely to die before reaching a year of age as White and Hispanic infants. 84% of Black students cannot read Pew Hispanic Center. "Latinos and Education: Explaining the Attainment Gap." 2009. P.7. households with children is six times or do math at grade level. greater than Hispanic ones and 18 times greater than Black ones. 26.5 Children's Defense Fund Report. "Portrait of Inequality 2011: Black Children In America." 2011. 74% of Hispanic youths need to help support their family. 13.3 14.6 13.2 6.3 $16,862 5.7 $5,740 Infant deaths / 1,000 live births 6.3 5.6 GOOD + University of Phoenix- 83% of non-college going White students cite lack of scholarships as the reason. Black Hispanic White 1975 1995 2007 36 The Opportunity Gap 31 31 The opportunity gap disproportionately impacts students of color who come from low-income backgrounds. The demographic 18 inequalities Black and Hispanic students in the United States face in comparison to their 16 White peers put them at a disadvantage 13 12 before they even enter school. When combined with the educational disparities known as the achievement gap, students of 8 color often have to overcome more challenges 6 to have an equal chance at life's opportunities. A collaboration between GOOD and Hyperakt, in partnership with University of Phoenix. Percentage of children younger than 18 years old living in poor households, 2009. Percentage of children younger than 18 years old who don't have health insurance, 2009. Percentage of adults over 25 years old who have attained a four year college degree, 2009. Sources Poverty, Health Insurance & College Graduation Pew Hispanic Center tabulations of 2009 American Poverty О Нealth Education Community Survey. Household Income Black & Hispanic children are three times more likely to live in poverty than Whites. Hispanic children are twice as likely as Blacks & Whites White children are twice Children's Defense Fund Report. "Portrait of Inequality 2011: Black Children In America." 2011. as likely to graduate college as Blacks & Hispanics. Infant Mortality to have no health insurance. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System, National Linked Birth/Infant Death Data Sets. College Barriers Institute for Higher Education Policy. "Promise lost: College-qualified students who don't enroll in college." Infant Mortality College Barriers Household Net Worth 2008. P. 14. The median net worth of White $103,220 Black infants are twice as likely to die before reaching a year of age as White and Hispanic infants. 84% of Black students cannot read Pew Hispanic Center. "Latinos and Education: Explaining the Attainment Gap." 2009. P.7. households with children is six times or do math at grade level. greater than Hispanic ones and 18 times greater than Black ones. 26.5 Children's Defense Fund Report. "Portrait of Inequality 2011: Black Children In America." 2011. 74% of Hispanic youths need to help support their family. 13.3 14.6 13.2 6.3 $16,862 5.7 $5,740 Infant deaths / 1,000 live births 6.3 5.6 GOOD + University of Phoenix- 83% of non-college going White students cite lack of scholarships as the reason. Black Hispanic White 1975 1995 2007 36 The Opportunity Gap 31 31 The opportunity gap disproportionately impacts students of color who come from low-income backgrounds. The demographic 18 inequalities Black and Hispanic students in the United States face in comparison to their 16 White peers put them at a disadvantage 13 12 before they even enter school. When combined with the educational disparities known as the achievement gap, students of 8 color often have to overcome more challenges 6 to have an equal chance at life's opportunities. A collaboration between GOOD and Hyperakt, in partnership with University of Phoenix. Percentage of children younger than 18 years old living in poor households, 2009. Percentage of children younger than 18 years old who don't have health insurance, 2009. Percentage of adults over 25 years old who have attained a four year college degree, 2009. Sources Poverty, Health Insurance & College Graduation Pew Hispanic Center tabulations of 2009 American Poverty О Нealth Education Community Survey. Household Income Black & Hispanic children are three times more likely to live in poverty than Whites. Hispanic children are twice as likely as Blacks & Whites White children are twice Children's Defense Fund Report. "Portrait of Inequality 2011: Black Children In America." 2011. as likely to graduate college as Blacks & Hispanics. Infant Mortality to have no health insurance. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System, National Linked Birth/Infant Death Data Sets. College Barriers Institute for Higher Education Policy. "Promise lost: College-qualified students who don't enroll in college." Infant Mortality College Barriers Household Net Worth 2008. P. 14. The median net worth of White $103,220 Black infants are twice as likely to die before reaching a year of age as White and Hispanic infants. 84% of Black students cannot read Pew Hispanic Center. "Latinos and Education: Explaining the Attainment Gap." 2009. P.7. households with children is six times or do math at grade level. greater than Hispanic ones and 18 times greater than Black ones. 26.5 Children's Defense Fund Report. "Portrait of Inequality 2011: Black Children In America." 2011. 74% of Hispanic youths need to help support their family. 13.3 14.6 13.2 6.3 $16,862 5.7 $5,740 Infant deaths / 1,000 live births 6.3 5.6 GOOD + University of Phoenix- 83% of non-college going White students cite lack of scholarships as the reason. Black Hispanic White 1975 1995 2007