Monday, January 17, 2011

In Honor of Dr. King: Let's Solve the Worst Crisis Facing Black Children Since Slavery

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. marched on Washington, D.C., 37 years ago, in part to end racial segregation in schools. Sadly, despite today's holiday honoring the slain civil rights leader, a less overt but still pernicious form of school segregation—the achievement gap—continues unchecked.

Just how starkly different are the school experiences of black children and white children in America? According to the latest Children's Defense Fund (CDF) research, black students are half as likely to be placed in a gifted and talented class, but twice as likely to be put in a class for students with mental retardation. - Read more...

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