For far too long, Jackson and his colleagues done little more than defend the very practices and schools that have ruined the futures of young black children as well as opposing the expansion of school choice that minority families support. (dropoutnation.net)
But Carol Johnson, the primary author of the CDC report, said the higher incident rate among young black children is not readily explained. (edweek.org)
«Governing boards are not reflective of the student body that they're serving, and if young black children are not seeing themselves reflected at that level, how can they aspire to be at that level.» (schoolsweek.co.uk)