The opportunity gap takes a huge toll on students

47%

The percentage of black males who graduate from high school.

"The opportunity to learn - the necessary resources, the curriculum opportunities, the quality teachers - that affluent students have, is what determines what people can do in life." 

- Linda Darling-Hammond, Professor of Education at Standford University

"To build our public education system back up to its former world-class status, we must invest dollars there, not in programs, such as vouchers, that have proven to be ineffective for thousands of children and communities across our nation."

- Tina Dove, National Opportunity to Learn Campaign Director

Report: Test, Punish and Push Out: How zero-tolerance and high-stakes testing funnel youth into the school-to-prison pipeline

Advancement Project

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“Schools that rely on security guards and metal detectors to create safety may end up creating an environment that is so repressive that it is no longer conducive to learning.”

- Pedro Noguera, Executive Director, Metropolitan Center for Urban Education