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Fewer Black, Hispanic students enroll in AP/honors classes. Stamford looks to fix that.
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Students enter the Academy of Information Technology & Engineering (AITE) in Stamford, Conn. Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021.Tyler Sizemore / Hearst Connecticut Media
STAMFORD In Stamford schools, Asian and white students are much more likely to take an Advanced Placement or honors course than Black and Hispanic students.
That’s a common story across the country, and Stamford is no exception.
About 55 percent of Asian students and 41 percent of white students in Stamford high schools Westhill High School, Stamford High School and the Academy of Information Technology and Engineering are enrolled in at least one AP, Early College Experience or International Baccalaureate course this year.
Stamford parents beg officials to set a date for full reopening of schools
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Students enter the Academy of Information Technology & Engineering (AITE) in Stamford, Conn. Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021.Tyler Sizemore / Hearst Connecticut Media
STAMFORD COVID vaccines for teachers are on the horizon and a few surrounding school districts are allowing some students to return to their classrooms full time, but Stamford schools are still in a holding pattern when it comes to a full reopening plan.
That has left some parents frustrated, a few of whom spoke out at a Board of Education meeting on Tuesday night.
“What is the next step to make these doors open five days a week?” asked Amy Nelson, the mother of two students at Strawberry Hill School. “We need to set that date.”