1. By 2020, more than half of USA children are expected to be part of a minority race or ethnic group. (Colby & Ortman, 2014)
Only 12% of Black students and 17% of students take Algebra I before high school. (The High School Transcript Study, NAEP, 2011) 
High school graduates completing Algebra I before entering high school are twice as likely to successfully complete a Precalculus/Analysis course than students who take Algebra I in high school. (The High School Transcript Study, NAEP, 2011)
When Black, and Indigenous students are equally prepared for Advanced Placement coursework, they are still less likely to experience these courses. (College Board, 2013)
Black, and Indigenous individuals collectively make up only 13% of USA STEM workforce and only 16% of all STEM undergraduate degrees. (NSF, 2015)