racial equity in schools

Why More Black Families Are Turning to Homeschooling

By Athena Jones Tracie Yorke grew concerned about the quality of education her son was receiving after his school moved to remote learning during the pandemic in 2020. Yorke, of Hyattsville, Maryland, described her fourth grader’s Zoom classes as chaotic – it looked as if teachers had not been trained in virtual instruction, she said.

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Black History Teaching Faces Growing Scrutiny in U.S. Schools

By Joe Heim and Lori Rozsa Jamarah Amani insists that her four children, ages 8 to 21, learn Black history. “There’s not very much incorporated into public school education, which is why I have done a combination of home schooling and public schools over the years,” said Amani, 41, a Miami-area midwife. Now, she believes,

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