More than 70% of students enrolled in advanced classes were white and Asian
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) February 27, 2021
"This is just not acceptable," school committee member Lorna Rivera said. "I've never heard these statistics before, and I'm very very disturbed by them."
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) February 27, 2021
Citing Racial Inequities, Boston Public Schools Suspend New Advanced Learning Classes:
Superintendent Brenda Cassellius recommended the one-year hiatus for the program, known as Advanced Work Classes, saying the district would not proceed with the program for new students next year.
“There’s been a lot of inequities that have been brought to the light in the pandemic that we have to address,” Cassellius told GBH News. “There’s a lot of work we have to do in the district to be antiracist and have policies where all of our students have a fair shot at an equitable and excellent education.”
h/t communityguy