Sentences with phrase «essentially white school»

If life as a disadvantaged minority student in an essentially white school was complicated, coming home provided little respite.

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As passionate as I was about social justice and alleviating poverty, child sponsorship struck me as an old - fashioned model for giving in which a few select children essentially walked through a breadline to receive meals, schools supplies, and medical attention from far - away white «saviors» whose first - world guilt was eased by letters ensuring that their contributions made a difference.

The percentage of white children in single - mother families where the mother does not have a high school degree has remained essentially unchanged at about 18 percent, but has increased from 10 % to 21 % for those families where the mother has a high school diploma (but not a college degree).

Put another way, a low - income white student in a «good» suburban school tests essentially the same as a low - income white student in a «bad» inner - city school.»

Essentially it is another white flag declaring an unwillingness to pursue strong vigorous school reform efforts from the federal level.

Private schools essentially create the segregation equivalent of white flight to the suburbs, without the physical «flight.»

Essentially the school community placed greater value on the predominately white, middle class parent as provider over the minority parent, who commonly acted as a protector.