10/16/2023 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/16/2023 18:22
Black and white K-12 students in Ohio are typically educated in separate schools that are highly unequal, according to a new report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland's Program on Economic Inclusion.
A few key statistics from the report, "K-12 Schools in Ohio Are Separate and Unequal":
Test scores don't capture all learning and may not represent a school's casual impact, but they do to a large degree predict labor market outcomes, according to research papers cited in the report. The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland conducts research related to economic inclusion and its impact on the labor market as part of its statutory mandate to pursue both maximum employment and price stability.
Read the Economic Commentary:K-12 Schools in Ohio Are Separate and Unequal
Related research and insights:The Program on Economic Inclusion