Quality Education
Graduation rates from high school for students of color and low-income students are tragically low. Students who do graduate and are able to go on to college find that the K-12 education they received did not adequately prepare them for college. This lack of preparation reflects structural and institutional barriers that many students face from their first day in kindergarten all the way to their senior year in high school. Among these obstacles are academic tracking of Black and Latino students into low-level classes; the failure to provide resources equitably (e.g., books, computers, guidance counselors); the use of high-stakes testing to narrow and distort curricula and turn students off from learning; the failure to provide the academic supports and information necessary to prepare students for higher education; discriminatory discipline policies; and the pairing of the neediest students with inexperienced and ineffective teachers. This is the state of public education for many children of color and low income children in America.
Advancement Project is working to identify and eliminate these barriers to educational achievement. We partner with community–based organizations to build multi-racial campaigns focused on increasing the number of students of color and low-income students who receive high-quality K-12 educations.
CONTACT
Education Staff Experts:
Judith Browne-Dianis, jbrowne@advancementproject.org
Jim Freeman, jfreeman@advancementproject.org
Alexi Nunn, anunn@advancementproject.org
Dan Farbman, dfarbman@advancemenproject.org
