Black Students Still Waiting For 'Superman'
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Meta J. Mereday
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Published on 12/29/2011
While the news was briefly all abuzz with the $100 million donation from one of the Facebook founders Mark Zuckerberg to help bolster the New Jersey school system, the plight of the Black students, in many of the poorest performing schools districts continues to take a back seat in the discussion
Whether to pay more in salaries to recruit more qualified teachers, increase funding for much needed supplies or to repair and upgrade outdated buildings are definitely important items to consider, Black students who are not meeting the requirements to graduate and thus are dropping out in record numbers continues to ride under the radar