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A Story of Actual Racial Injustice in an Illinois School District
Here’s a story of actual racial injustice that happened in a liberal North Shore school district: District 113. As you read this, imagine if the Hispanic community in Highland Park and Highwood, Illinois had known this story as it was taking place.
In 2007, District 113, which is composed of Deerfield and Highland Park High Schools, received a federal grant of thousands of dollars because Highland Park High School (HPHS) had failed to make “Adequate Yearly Progress” (AYP). AYP is a tool for measuring how well a district’s students perform on standardized tests under the controversial No Child Left Behind …
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Tagged 1619 Project, Adequate Yearly Progress, Al Sharpton, Competitive Enterprise Institute, Critical Race Theory, Daniel Bergner, Deerfield High Schools, Glenn Singleton, Hans Bader, Highland Park Country Club, Highland Park High School, Institutional racism, Malik Pemberton, Nikole Hannah-Jones, No Child Left Behind Act, North Shore Country Club, Robin DiAngelo, School District 113, The New York Times Magazine, White Fragility, White Privilege, whiteness
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