Running our own propaganda mills against ourselves
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On national tests last year, only 18 percent of black 4th-graders scored proficient or above in reading; the figure for white 4th-graders was 45 percent.

Because people think it’s corny to suggest reading will solve some of the problems even though we’ve had low reading levels for decades.On multiple levels and many of us don't even see it or are actively burying our heads in the sand.
This has been going on at the school for months. It's clear that this is more of a daycare than it is a school.
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Because people think it’s corny to suggest reading will solve some of the problems even though we’ve had low reading levels for decades.
Funneling out illiterate “real nikkas” is not working.

84 percent of Black students lack proficiency in mathematics and 85 percent of Black students lack proficiency in reading skills.
