Obstacles to Opportunity: Alexandria, Virginia Students Speak Out
October 1, 2007
The student group Alexandria United Teens (a project of Tenants and Workers United), Advancement Project, and Professor Tony Roshan Samara of George Mason University wrote Obstacles to Opportunity: Alexandria, Virginia Students Speak Out. The report reveals an unsettling conclusion: Alexandria City Public Schools (ACPS) has effectively created a two–track school system — one for a small number of predominantly White students who are actively prepared from an early age for college and successful careers; and the other for the majority of students of color who are not expected to excel and encounter substantial obstacles to achieving their goals. In an effort to gain a better understanding of the dynamics causing ACPS’s low graduation rates — and even lower rate of students who graduate prepared for college — a survey was developed and distributed to students at T.C. Williams High School (the only high school in ACPS). This report presents the results of the survey and other research completed over the last year.
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