achievement gap
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Common on Putting His Money Where the Government Won't
Rapper and actor Common is investing in black children across the country by donating money to public schools. He and his mother, Mahalia Hines, Ph.D., teamed up with Burlington Stores and AdoptAClassroom.org to fund school supplies for students nationwide, including Puerto Rico. “Instead of educate, they’d rather convict the kids,” Common rapped, in front of…
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New Study Finds Multiracial High Schoolers Show No Test-Score Gap With White Students
Editor’s note: Once a month, the National Interest column will tackle broader questions about what the country should do to increase educational opportunities for black youths. “I’m not white. I’m also not not-white. So it’s fuzzy figuring out exactly what privileges I benefit from,” explained Sierra Fang, a rising senior in an Oakland, Calif., high…