ED Study Finds Teachers In Schools With Large Black, Hispanic Populations Paid Less

The Sacramento Observer (10/11, Cooper) reports that new research from ED "shows that African American and Hispanic students are being shortchanged, literally, when it comes to school budgets, in most districts with diverse enrollments," and "found that teachers in schools with more Latino and African American enrollment get paid an average of $2,500 less than teachers in the whole district." The piece quotes Education Secretary Arne Duncan from a statement accompanying the report, "America has been battling inequity in education for decades but these data show that we cannot let up. Children who need the most too often get the least. It's a civil rights issue, an economic security issue and a moral issue."