Document Type
Research Report
Publication Date
9-2019
Abstract
Boston Public Schools exam schools – Boston Latin School, Boston Latin Academy, and the John D. O’Bryant School of Mathematics and Sciences – are widely considered some of the most elite schools not only in Boston Public Schools, but also in the country at large. They have also been the subject of numerous lawsuits and investigations, alleging racially biased admission standards, racism among faculty and students, and disproportionate enrollment numbers. The Mauricio Gastón Institute for Latino Community Development and Public Policy finds that while the enrollment of Latinx students has trended steadily upwards in Boston Public Schools and exam schools overall, Latinx and other minority students and other are still disproportionately underrepresented in two out of the three exam schools.
Recommended Citation
Marinelli, Ava and Torres-Ardila, Fabián, "Latinx Students in Boston Exam Schools: Growing But Consistently Underrepresented" (2019). Gastón Institute Publications. 245.
https://scholarworks.umb.edu/gaston_pubs/245
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