The Community Forum for Economic Development Presents:
The Fight for Educational Equity
A New Page in the Civil Rights Movement
Tuesday, October 15, 2013 7:00 pm LaSalle Library (3232 W. Ardmore Trail, SB)
“We have deplored prejudice but tolerated economic injustice.” – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
It’s
been almost 60 years since Brown v Board of Education and we have yet
to achieve academic equity. Across the country, Black students are
condemned to low expectations, relegated to special education classes,
and disproportionately removed from instruction for disciplinary
reasons. The statistics on academic outcomes for African-American
students in South Bend are staggering.
been almost 60 years since Brown v Board of Education and we have yet
to achieve academic equity. Across the country, Black students are
condemned to low expectations, relegated to special education classes,
and disproportionately removed from instruction for disciplinary
reasons. The statistics on academic outcomes for African-American
students in South Bend are staggering.
We can’t ignore the economic impact of
poor educational outcomes for one demographic of the community at
large. Poor education contributes to underemployment, lack of health
care, homelessness, crime, blight, teen pregnancy, domestic violence,
stress, mental illness, intergenerational poverty…we have to break the
cycle. There is possibility for change.
poor educational outcomes for one demographic of the community at
large. Poor education contributes to underemployment, lack of health
care, homelessness, crime, blight, teen pregnancy, domestic violence,
stress, mental illness, intergenerational poverty…we have to break the
cycle. There is possibility for change.
Join us for a short presentation and discussion of how to achieve educational and economic equity in our own community.· Get a better understanding of the crisis in education for African American students.· Engage in solution-focused dialogue to mobilize our community to take action.· Mark
your calendar for our next community experience, November 21. At the
Equity in Resources Fair, in partnership with the Indiana Civil Rights
Commission, we will explore the issues in the greater context of access
to resources.
Presenters and discussion-leaders for next Tuesday's program:
Regina Williams-Preston, M.Ed., local educator, education reform activist
Wilner Cusic, Program Specialist for IN*Source, a parent support group for families of children with disabilities