Inequality has long driven Black parents to pull children from public schools In this moment marked by the coronavirus pandemic, national uprisings against police brutality and systemic racism, and reports of harmful and dismissive treatment of Black students in classrooms, Black families are withdrawing from local public schools at rates that far exceed previous years. It is a reminder that despite 65 years of desegregating our nation’s schools, the school integration movement has failed to provide Black students with the conditions they need to thrive — well-funded schools, relevant curriculum and freedom from discrimination. But this is not new. Facing unacceptable educational conditions for their children in the past, Black families have ... Continue reading... https://www.washingtonpost.com/outl...n-black-parents-pull-children-public-schools/ Find in Internet Archives [google]Inequality has long driven Black parents to pull children from public schools[/google]
