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The NEA in February released “A Report on the Status of Blacks in Education – Moving Beyond Barriers: Strategies for Black Student Success in the 21st Century,” a clarion call for the country to come together, move beyond political rhetoric and address the critical issues facing poor and minority students.
During Black History Month, the NEA called on community members and political leaders to implement solid strategies that will end the education disparities that exist for far too many children in urban and rural schools across the country.
“More than 50 years after Brown v. Board of Education, millions of black students still attend inferior schools – public schools with too many students per class, schools with inexperienced and overwhelmed teachers, schools with outdated texts and technologies,” said NEA President Reg Weaver. “It is time for all people who care about our children and young people to stop saying, ‘Somebody ought to do something,’ and do something.”
The fourth in a series of reports, the Status of Blacks in Education is a culmination of the work and recommendations of a cross-spectrum of people who met during a day-long summit in June 2007 in Atlanta, Ga. As convener of the summit, NEA sought to bring together over 100 key leaders from academia, community and industry, along with association members, to address top issues facing today’s black students and young people.
“A Report on the Status of Blacks in Education” is available online at www.nea.org/achievement/ images/statusofblacks.pdf.
Posted March 5, 2008