As someone who has been in the educational field for a little while now, I totally agree with the article. Students of color are getting short-changed around the country.
But what is also perplexing is that white students are getting short-changed as well. Their parents don't seem to realize the danger of the institution that believes in the inaccurate misconception that - "White kids are smart and Black kids are dumb". Their White child may be in need of special services but are allowed to sneak through based on their race
only to pay for it in his/her adult life. Or on the other end of the spectrum, their gifted white child may not receive the most challenging learning environment because the teacher's attention may be focused on the lower achieving, incorrectly placed white child
.
This should not just be an issue for Black America but ALL of America.
(Sorry for the long post
but I deal with this all the time)