Frederica Wilson tweeted the following:
"But why is this still happening? The report points to changing school district boundaries that move students into predominantly same-race schools based on where they live. In short, shifting school district boundaries contribute to continued divisions along racial/ethnic lines."Read on Twitter
Here are other recent tweets from Frederica Wilson:
"We cannot allow this to happen. Separate is not equal.We must stand up and fight for equal funding, equal educational outcomes, and the support necessary to make sure our students are not being placed into a new system of separate and unequal schools."Read on Twitter"Read on Twitter
"This "grouping" has had generational effects on how school district boundaries are drawn, and its effects could not be clearer.Now, between one to two-thirds of students attend schools with peers of their same racial and ethnic group, depending on the region."Read on Twitter
"School segregation leads to unequal resources & opportunities for students.Brown v. Board said it.Teachers know it.But a new @USGAO report finds that as our students become more diverse, school segregation is rising. Some important takeaways: gao.gov/products/gao-2"Read on Twitter
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