Our Time Is Now: Power: on Education

Stacey Abrams: Lower-income neighborhoods have lower-ranked schools

As a young black working class couple raising kids in Mississippi, my parents had one clear path to ensuring us a quality education: carefully picking the street on which we would live. The choice defined the school we would attend, the level of violence and poverty we would endure, and the social exposure we would have. Economic policy dictated that they would be renters, as saving for a down payment was well beyond our reach. School zoning laws determined the kind of housing available in the neighborhoods available to them, as well as the trappings of the communities. To live in the zone with the best rated schools, my parents would have faced exorbitant rental prices. The most affordable cost meant living in the poorest part of town. In a city school district with three elementary schools, that meant a Goldilocks choice. Lower income neighborhoods traditionally have lower ranked schools, less green space, fewer parks, and limited access to cultural programs. Source: Our Time Is Now, by Stacey Abrams, p.147-8 Jun 9, 2020

The above quotations are from Our Time Is Now Power, Purpose, and the Fight for a Fair America by Stacey Abrams. Click here for definitions & background information on Education. Click here for other issues (main summary page). Click here for more quotes by Stacey Abrams on Education.
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