The Atlantic: “It’s become a necessity to have teachers equipped and willing to talk about race and racism.”
Chalkbeat: “‘This pilot program will further level the playing field for children in underserved cities across the state by expanding their access to programs and community resources that will help them get ahead in school and later on in life.’”
Education Dive: “[Superintendent Mark Laurrie] hopes an increasingly diverse staff will lead to improved academic outcomes for students, namely test scores and graduation rates. He believes it will also improve the school culture and make everyone in the school community more accepting of diversity.”
Education Week: “Research shows that chronic absenteeism is linked with lower achievement, disengagement from school, and increased risk of dropping out. And it disproportionately is a problem among low-income students and students with disabilities.”
The Huffington Post: “There’s one key issue where it turns out protesters and law enforcement officers overwhelmingly agree: Bad cops aren’t held accountable.”
Mic: “[Bureau of Indian Education] schools are routinely among the worst-funded and lowest-performing in the nation. Students who attend these institutions graduate high school at rates nearly 20% lower than the overall Native American high school grad rate.”
National Public Radio: “While some states are working hard to get kids a diploma, others have lowered their standards or turned to questionable quick fixes.”
The New York Times: “Dr. King’s message of equality and justice for all are best embedded in the curriculum all year round.”
Shana V. White: “Complicit behavior has no color. Educators must remember it is our responsibility to speak out.”
The Tennessesan: “One of the most important roles a state can play is ensure we are focused on all students. ... And that comes in our own transparency of our metrics.”
The Washington Post: “It is believed that about 1 in 5 of the more than 50 million students in America’s public schools are suffering with one mental condition or another. That’s a problem for parents and educators alike, especially given that most don’t get treated and most school districts don’t have the resources to provide adequate mental health services for students.”
The Washington Post: “The question is whether public schools owe disabled children ‘some’ educational benefit—which courts have determined to mean just-above-trivial progress—or whether students legally deserve something more: a substantial, ‘meaningful’ benefit.”
Weld for Birmingham: “What affects the Birmingham City School system affects the entire city indirectly, by way of corporate recruitment, poverty levels, crime rates, and overall prosperity.”
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