Latest News and Comment from Education

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

High Achieving Latinos & Blacks Suffer Most Academically Bullying - Hispanically Speaking News

High Achieving Latinos & Blacks Suffer Most Academically Bullying - Hispanically Speaking News

STUDY: High Achieving Latinos & Blacks Suffer Most Academically from Bullying

STUDY:  High Achieving Latinos & Blacks Suffer Most Academically from Bullying

Victims of bullying often suffer academically, and this is particularly true for high achieving black and Latino students, according to new research to be presented at the 106th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association.

“Although academic achievement is largely influenced by family background and school characteristics, our study suggests that the experience of being bullied also influences students’ grades,” said Lisa M. Williams, a doctoral student in sociology at Ohio State University, and lead author of the study. “We find that bullying has implications for achievement regardless of racial