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COMMENTARY: Black Students in Youngstown City School District Targeted for Failure by State

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We are trying to make the community aware of this disparity which is why we are presenting it, said George Freeman, NAACP President. “It took a while to ferret out the details.”

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January 4, 2019

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“We often battle the misperception that poverty is the cause for low performance, but data has proven conclusively that race is a factor not understood or factored in the equation,” said Jimma McWilson, who chairs the State NAACP Task Force on ESSA and Preventing School Takeovers and serves as the Secretary of the local chapter. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA)

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Related Topics:black students Buckeye Review George Freeman naacp Ohio Department of Education Preventing School Takeovers Roberts Deliberating Club (RDC)State NAACP Task Force on ESSA Youngstown City School District

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