In an article written by Jay Hill named, Are issues of equality in mathematics the same across racial, ethnic, class, and gender boundaries?, Hill states that the study of mathematics is still an area where equality does not exist. Hill explains in his article that lack of social support, scarcity of role models, limited access to resources and differing worldviews all contribute to the low math achievements in most but not all minority groups. One solution is not always the solution for another minority group either. You ca

Secada, W.G., Equity and Education, pp 68-88. New York: Falmer

Secada, W.G. (1989) Education equality Versus equality of education: An alternative conception.

When looking at the different races and minorities in the classroom and trying to determine if they are "catching up", you have to look at the different problems each minority group faces and then look at how those problems affect the learning process. Not all groups are able to learn at the same pace or in the same environment as each other.

n see that some minority groups are moving up in the world while others are still stuck in low paying jobs since they don't have the education like white Americans are receiving going to college. A solution to the inequality that minorities are receiving in schools is to educate the teachers on how to teach to the wide range of ethnic backgrounds we are seeing in more and more schools each year.

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