![]() ![]() More states continue to pass school choice legislation, but the fight is never over. True freedom would be to empower families with the tools and resources to choose the best education for their children. While we are no longer enslaved in the United States in 2023, many opponents of school choice are trying to keep Black students oppressed by forcing them to stay in schools that are failing them. ![]() Money has always been the reason to keep people oppressed. Part of the reason they fought so hard to keep Black people ignorant was to continue building wealth off of their backs. They knew that knowledge was a powerful tool and tried their hardest to keep Black people from gaining it. There is a reason slave owners forbade enslaved people from learning to read and write. True freedom comes when you are afforded a quality education and knowledge that can never be taken away from you. We cannot be content with simply being free from slavery. And struggling in school can lead to many adverse outcomes for children, including higher dropout rates, higher poverty rates, and higher rates of negative interactions with the criminal justice system. This means that our Black students across the country are struggling in school at disproportionate rates. For comparison, 43 out of 100 white students are proficient or above level in math, and 41 out of 100 in reading. According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), only 13 out of 100 Black students are proficient or above level in math, and only 15 out of 100 in reading. ![]()
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