Patterns and Trends in Educational Opportunity for Students in Juvenile Justice Schools: Updates and New Insights

Students’ educational experiences in juvenile justice facilities have historically gone unnoticed. Due to the unique and relatively small population they serve, these schools are typically exempt from traditional state and federal data collection. Two recent surveys from the Civil Rights Data Collection offer limited insight, leading Bellwether's team to analyze only18 states in 2013-14 and 15 states in 2015-16. Their analysis includes a comparison of student access to critical math and science courses disaggregated by race and ethnicity.