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State Education Systems with the Most Racial Equality -- Hawaii 16th
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2020’s Best States for Racial Equality in Education

From Wallet Hub, June, 2020

It’s been decades since the landmark decision in Brown v. Board of Education declared school segregation unconstitutional in 1954, though it took years for schools to actually adopt that ruling. Now, no one can be denied enrollment in a school due to the color of their skin, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that educational conditions are equal for all students. A recent study found that school districts that have a high concentration of white students receive $23 billion more per year in funding than those that have a high concentration of non-white students. Lower funding can lead to lower quality education, which can affect not only a person’s income trajectory but also their career trajectory for the rest of their life.

In order to determine which states have the most racial equality in education at a time when protests against racism and inequality are happening all across the U.S., WalletHub compared the 50 states across six key metrics. Their data compares the difference between white and black Americans in areas such as high school and college degrees, test scores and graduation rates….

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State Education Systems with the Most Racial Equality

Overall Rank* 16
State Hawaii
Total Score 51.79
Lowest Standardized Score Test Gap 5
Lowest Gap in Public HS Graduation Rate 2

 

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