Georgetown Public Policy Review
Policy Shaping Our Future
Racial health inequity is an ongoing crisis in America, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the CDC, 21.8% and 33.8% of all COVID-19 cases were Black and Hispanic individuals, though these groups compose only 13% and 18% of the U.S. population respectively. Minorities are also less likely to be vaccinated and twice as likely […]
In the 2015-16 academic year (AY), Boston Public Schools (BPS) reported the following average Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) scores: 13th percentile in critical reading, 14th percentile in writing, and 17th percentile in mathematics. The composite average is at the 14th percentile mark. These are the averages at the school level once the three exam-mandatory schools […]