Madison School District vows to do better for African-American students
The Madison School District’s new long-term plan looks vaguely similar to its predecessor, a strategic framework produced in 2013. Two of three overarching goals share similar language.
The third goal, however, stands out from its 2013 counterpart by explicitly vowing to do better for African-American students.
Superintendent Jennifer Cheatham said she attended nearly 100 meetings over the past year, receiving input from more than 2,000 students, staff, parents and community members.
“Meeting after meeting, it was crystal clear to me that this is what our community wants,” she said. “We believe at this state we need to hold ourselves accountable to more ambitious goals” for African-American youth.
The district released a 20-page report Tuesday, outlining three goals officials hope to meet by adopting a variety of strategies and meeting a host of benchmarks in the coming years.
Locally, the Simpson Street Free Press has covered the office of civil rights investigation into the Madison school District.
I’ve not seen substantive mention of this in the traditional media.
Madison, despite spending more than most, has long tolerated disastrous reading results.
2006: they’re all rich white kids and they will do just fine, not!
