Counting the Cultural Costs Of Enrolling Our Children In School - Philly's 7th Ward
For Black parents, there’s a cultural cost associated with placing their child or children in schools where their peers don’t look like them, their teachers don’t look like them, their administrators don’t look like them, and the parents that are involved with the school and district don’t look like them. These schools are often well funded.
Certainly, there are benefits to exposure and where resources are non-issue. African-American students can benefit from exposure to different people, cul...
