Not exact matches
► Improved educational programs, opportunities, and outcomes for students from low - income
families, students
of color, students with disabilities, English Language Learners, students living in temporary housing, LGBTQ students, and students
involved in the child welfare or the juvenile or criminal justice systems.
The NAACP is
involved in a lawsuit in Tallahassee, Florida where over 92,000 kids, many
of them children
of color and from low - income
families, are at risk to lose their privately funded scholarships to attend the private schools
of their choice.
Students
of color are even more underrepresented among graduates with education majors, at least 82 percent
of whom are white.65 This disparity could be related to a number
of factors students
of color face, including negative experiences with the public education system; 66 the additional costs and time
involved for teacher credentialing; 67 or pressure from their
families to seek out higher - earning and higher - status jobs and career tracks.68
The first option
involved reupholstering the sofa in a brighter (but still
family friendly
color), keeping the rest
of the dark furniture as is (with new pillows).