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Are schools failing black boys? |
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By fourth grade many African American boys are already falling behind in the classroom. Our report examines what’s happening, what can be done, and why it should matter to all of us.
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History of Slavery: 1790 – 1829 |
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1790: The United States- According to the first census, there are 757,000 blacks in the United States, comprising 19% of the total population. Nine percent of blacks are free. Virginia’s slave population reaches 200,000, up from over 100,000 from 1756. The Census of 1790, revealed 59,557 Free Negroes and 697,624 slaves in a population of 3,929,625, the most slaves being in Virginia (292,627) and the least in New Hampshire.
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To Close Gaps, Schools Focus on Black Boys |
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In an effort to ensure racial diversity, the school system here in northern Westchester County is set up in an unusual way, its six school buildings divided not by neighborhood but by grade level. So all of the second and third graders in the Ossining Union Free School District attend the Brookside School.
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History Of Slavery: 1830 – 1921 |
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Andrew Jackson's Indian Removal Act forcibly removes five Indian nations from the lower South to less desirable land in the West, thus opening roughly 25 million acres to cotton cultivation. 1830: Andrew Jackson Census: 6 male and 8 female slaves, 5 "free Colored Persons" out of a household of 25.
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Impacts of Illegal Immigration: Education |
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Many legal immigrants to the US are highly educated – something that is highly desired in an immigrant. In contrast, most illegal aliens are very poorly educated. The average education levels for Mexican fathers, a large component of the illegal alien population, and their U.S.-born children are at the bottom of the educational spectrum.
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