For UNC beginning-Kenya black She wanted to get excellent grades in high school. Said She had to fight for it.
as Low-income black students attending rural public schools in North Carolinashe said, the opportunities and resources to pursue higher education were not the same as her white colleagues. Said.
“Many times I felt that the teachers doubted me and my ability to teach at this higher level,” Black said. Said. “I can't say for sure whether it was because I was black or because I was a woman, but I went to a predominantly white school where students were treated the same way. I didn't actually receive it.”
Her experience is reflected in a major legal battle currently before the North Carolina Supreme Court. court Leandro v. North Carolina. This incident is a continuation of one incident. It has been submitted In 1994, we investigated access to schools across the state for K-12 students. “Sound basic education” In public schools, it is the responsibility of the state government to provide sufficient funding to ensure this.
david Hinojosais represented by NAACP The Charlotte-Mecklenburg County Branch is handling the case. Plaintiff participantssaid many of the cases are concentrated across the state. data This shows significant racial achievement gaps among K-12 students, including in reading and math proficiency.
2nd grade playa Upreti, executive board members of positive action coalition, Said This case is closely connected to UNC students.
“One of the things our team has realized recently is that K-12 students, especially in North Carolina, are our pipeline,” she said. Said. “These are the students who will one day be students at UNC-Chapel Hill, and we have an obligation to create a university that values their contributions as diverse students.”
Goal, Hinojosa SaidThis is to ensure that high-achieving students, particularly students of color in under-resourced schools, receive less attention. Said UNC's admissions process could now be even more difficult without affirmative action.
Betsy mccandlesscounselor of pamlico county high school, Said This is what she focuses on in her role at the event Rural and low socio-economic areas NC school.
