Students, teachers, staff address racial barriers to the student achievement gap

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) in Maryland serve students from more than 164 countries speaking 134 languages. For almost a decade, students, teachers, and staff have participated in dialogues to help find ways to address racial barriers to student achievement. With the help of a grant through Everyday Democracy's Communities Creating Racial Equity initiative, the MCPS Study Circles Program has brought more teachers and staff to the table, which has led to more concrete changes within the school system.

Editor: Rebecca Reyes

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Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• race
• racial barriers
• student achievement gap
• everyday democracy
• study circles
• montgomery county
• maryland
• dialogue
• action
• change
• teachers

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Interesting but you hear this argument often. Everything can become "systemic" in regards to race relations, and as a result of racism of racism or systemic issues. While racism exists, I think asian americans refute the statistics that the achievement gap is all the result of racism. Also holding the "system," accountable completely excuses the individual of responsibility. It is actually a combination of both, but chronically falling back on race, can itself become an excuse.