Exam 6: Educational Inequality

In the case of ____________, the federal circuit court in California ruled that the segregation of children of Mexican and Latin American descent was unconstitutional, providing one of the first victories of the Civil Rights Movement.

The University of North Dakota has decided to set aside 100 slots a year for minority applicants. Which Supreme Court case ruling deemed this policy unconstitutional?

What is the difference between a school's "official curriculum" and its "hidden curriculum"? Identify one specific example of a school's hidden curriculum and explain how it might play a role in reproducing racial inequality.

Thanks to multiple Supreme Court cases that have affirmed the civil rights of children of color to have equitable access to education, school segregation has been eradicated in the United States.

By 2001, there were significantly more Black students in majority-White schools in the South than there had been in 1970.

All of the following are strides made within the last 100 years toward lessoning racial disparities in the education system, EXCEPT:

Describe the two basic components of the oppositional culture thesis. To what extent do you find this explanation for the achievement gap persuasive? In making your case, cite at least two empirical findings or theoretical criticisms that were discussed in Chapter 6.

Describe the case of Plessy v. Ferguson. What was the implication of this ruling for the U.S. school system?

How does the 1991 Supreme Court decision in Dowell v. Oklahoma City help explain the persistence of segregation in the U.S. education system?

Working class students are at a disadvantage because they are less likely to have access to counselors and college mentors who can guide them in reaching their educational goals. The type of social capital these students are lacking is called:

Define the term "institutional agent" and identify two specific institutional agents who helped you reach your goal of attending college.

The Jim Crow Laws and legal segregation denies rights and opportunities to African Americans and other non-Whites. Three important historical events which successfully challenged Jim Crow and segregation were:

Is it correct to state that Asian Americans have always been stereotyped as the "model minority"? Why or why not?