Make America Read Again—MARA—should be the rallying call. Let’s start with schools named for a King.
In this Aug. 28, 1963 photo, The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, gestures during his “I Have a Dream” speech as he addresses thousands of civil rights supporters gathered in Washington, D.C. Soon we will celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Across the nation, tributes will be paid to the man who gave his life to ensure that we would be free at last.
Twenty California schools are named for Dr. King. Undoubtedly, every school should excel. But naming a school for a national hero should bear an even greater expectation of excellence. Certainly, standouts exist. Riverside’s MLK Middle School boasts 71% reading proficiency; 40% in math. At Berkeley’s MLK Middle School, 73% are reading; 65% in math. Yet, examination of the school’s demographics unveils a stark racial achievement gap with only 28% of its African American pupils reading proficient contrasted with 87% of White students. In math, only 21% of African Americans are proficient, 79% of Whites.If students can’t even read in schools named for Dr.
California’s one Harriet Tubman in San Diego reveals only 30% reading proficient; 22% in math. Were Tubman alive, she might advocate for launching an Education Underground Railway to rescue students from persistent, pernicious failure, thundering “Not in my name!”
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