(Credit: (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)) Like many Southern cities, Clinton, Mississippi, bears the scars of American slavery. A road cutting through the city’s center marks a key route used by slave traders in the decades before the Civil War. Signs across town tell the story of a Reconstruction-era riot that claimed the lives of at least 30 African-Americans. But, unlike many of its neighbors, Clinton is doing all it can to heal those scars through its public school system. As the national discussion has shifted towards “school choice,” often a cover for charter schools and voucher programs, Clinton has moved in the opposite direction, towards working together and using public resources to give every student a high-quality education. It all started with an innovative idea. In the early 1970s, Clinton began sending its kids to the same schools regardless of where they live.
Comment on Mississippi learning: Moving beyond Betsy DeVos’ “school choice” trap
Donald Cohen, Capital & Main, Salon: Politics
Tue, 03/28/2017 - 12:59am
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