Separate, Unequal...and Distracted
March 7, 2012
When research, history, and allegory all converge to tell us the same story, we must pause to ask why we have ignored the message for so long and why are we likely to continue missing the essential thing before us.
The New York Times and Education Week reveal two important lessons in both the message they present and the distinct difference in their framing of that message:
"Black Students Face More Discipline, Data Suggests [sic]" headlines the NYT's article with the lead:
"Black students, especially boys, face much harsher discipline in public schools than other students, according to new data from the Department of Education."
And EdWeek announces "Civil Rights Data Show Retention Disparities," opening with:
"New nationwide data collected by the U.S. Department of Education's civil rights office reveal stark
