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7/7🧵 |We need data-informed, inclusive strategies that target inequity head-on.

Equal opportunity starts with naming disparities and dismantling barriers—not pretending they don’t exist.

#Equity #Education #Inclusion #EduSky #SciSky @nepc.bsky.social @uscpullias.bsky.social @newamerica.org

6/7🧵 | When we strip away race, gender, or income data, we don’t create fairness—we ignore the track altogether.

“Blind” policies let inequities fester, while those with privilege continue to win.
@hepi-news.bsky.social @brookings.edu @insidehighered.com @chronicle.com @ncse.bsky.social

5/7🧵 | Children from the top 1% are 77 times more likely to attend an Ivy-Plus college than kids from the bottom 20%.

Opportunity is stratified by wealth. lnkd.in/eArDczHg

4/7🧵 | 📊 Evidence shows the gaps:
And access depends on school demographics too.

Only 52% of schools with high student-of-color populations offer Calculus, vs. 76% of low-diversity schools.

Low-income schools? Just 45% offer Calculus, compared to 87% in wealthy schools. lnkd.in/eArDczHg

3/7🧵 | 📊 Evidence shows the gaps:
In Algebra I, the story repeats:

Black 8th graders = 15% of students, but only 10% in Algebra I.
Latino 8th graders = 25% of students, but only 18% in Algebra I.

Systemic inequity, not “merit,” drives these gaps. lnkd.in/epNKMd6x

2/7🧵 | 📊 Evidence shows the gaps:

Black students = 15% of HS population, but only 9% of AP enrollees.
Latino students = 25% of HS population, but only 21% of AP enrollees.
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