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Crucial Conversations: Racial disparities in education creating roadblocks for some Central Georgia students
Graduation rates in Bibb County Schools have improved, but there are compounding factors that contributed to the low numbers just a few years ago. Author: Eryn Rogers Updated: 11:25 PM EST February 15, 2021
MACON, Ga.
It’s a fact there are disparities in our education system.
In this Crucial Conversation, Eryn Rogers spoke to Dr. Chester Fontenot, Mercer University’s Director of Africana Studies and Dr. Shelton Land, the United Way of Central Georgia’s Education Program Manager. The broke down the historical factors that favored white students over black students, how it’s still manifesting in the 21st century, and they highlighted programs with a focus of seeing every student succeed.