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Conservative-run red states are outpacing their progressive-run counterparts in achieving educational equality between Black and White Americans, according to a new study by Wallethub.
The study, “2023’s Best States for Racial Equality in Education,” revealed the top ten states as New Mexico, Wyoming, West Virginia, Oregon, Vermont, Hawaii, Kentucky, Texas, Arizona and Oklahoma. The study did not include Washington, D.C.
The methodology of the study was conducted by comparing the gap between White and Black Americans with a bachelor’s degree and high school diploma, and the disparity in standardized test results.
Massachusets, New Jersey, South Carolina, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Nebraska, New York, Connecticut, Minnesota, and Wisconsin (in descending order) ranked as the lowest ten states.
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It is important to note that states with a smaller Black population could have more volatile results in terms of equality and inequality. In the top ten, Kentucky, Texas, Arizona and Oklahoma were the only states with a Black population above 5%.
However, each state ranked in the bottom ten has a Black population of above 5%.
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“The gaps they measure are between Black and White outcomes, and the states with the smallest gaps appear also to be stated with relatively small shared of Black population,” Dr. Shaun M. Dougherty, associate professor of Public Policy & Education at Vanderbilt University, told Fox News Digital.
He continued: “Red states like Mississippi, Ohio, Alabama don’t fare terribly well, whereas red states like Wyoming have hardly any Black residents and rank well in this case – as do Vermont, Maine and New Mexico, which all have very small shares of Black residents.”
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