Educational Achievement and Black-White Inequality


Major Findings

Background

The Present Study

Black-White Differences in Labor Market Outcomes

Black-White Differences in Educational Attainment

Black-White Differences in Educational Achievement

Conclusion



List of Figures

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Figure 1 - Unemployment rates for black and white young adults, 1979–1992

Figure 2 - Average annual earnings for black and white young men and women, 1979–1992

Figure 3 - College attendance rates for black and white young adults, 1979–1992

Figure 4 — College completion rates for black and white young adults, 1979–1992

Figure 5 — Average mathematics achievement scores for black and white young children, 1990–1993

Figure 6—Average reading achievement scores for black and white, children, 1990–1993

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