1 in 6 Latino kids can’t take high school physics

Minority students across the country can't take physics or calculus because the classes aren't offered in their schools.

Sara Inés Calderón | October 16, 2012 | 11:18 pm

About 1 in 6 Latino students in the country couldn’t take physics in high school if they wanted to — because their schools don’t offer the class. For African American students it’s 1 in 5, and 1 in 3 Native American students goes to a school that does not offer physics.

But it gets worse, according to Vital Signs:

Things are even worse in Calculus. Schools that do not offer the subject enroll a third of Hispanic students, more than a third of Black students, and a whopping 44 percent of American Indian students…

If you can’t take classes like physics or calculus in high school, you’ll have a hard time getting on a path to critical (and high-paying) jobs in fields like engineering and technology.Millions of U.S. high school students are in this fix. That adds up to a lot of squandered talent at a time when employers can’t find the engineers and tech workers they need.

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About Sara Inés Calderón (183 Posts)

Sara Inés Calderón is a journalist and writer who lives between Texas and California. Follow her on Twitter @SaraChicaD.


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