The Politics of Race and Educational Disparities in Delaware’s Public Schools

What is it about?

This paper discusses racial disparities in educational achievement and outcomes by examining the Delaware's political history and the politics of race in public education. This paper explores educational disparities from a socio-political perspective, which takes into consideration the direct and indirect influence of historical, political, socioeconomic and socio-cultural events on educational achievements and outcomes in the state. It finds that black students education in urban areas is influenced more by the politics of race in public education than black students in non-urban school environments in the state. It also shows the educational achievement and outcomes of black students are influenced more by the politics of race than white students

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Why is it important?

It suggests that the politics of race in public education is influenced by political factors that extend well beyond those associated with the process of educating.