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Federal School Funding Measure Labelled Anti-Civil Rights

NEW YORK --The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund is speaking out against the "State and Local Funding Flexibility Act" (H.R. 2445), which was approved yesterday on a party-line vote of the House Education and Workforce Committee.

Black News, African American News, Minority News, Civil Rights News, Discrimination, Racism, Racial Equality, Bias, Equality, Afro American News, NAACPA statement issued by the group said:

This act threatens to reverse decades of progress in advancing civil rights and equal access to education for our nation's children.

Since Brown v. Board of Education, Congress has worked to open and preserve access to equal education for all students. In 1965, with the passing of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Congress recognized the need to provide additional funds to states and school districts that served disadvantaged students, many of whom are African-American and Latino. Since then, Congressional leaders on both sides of the aisle have consistently demonstrated a commitment to maintaining support for these students. But the "State and Local Funding Flexibility Act" now threatens that legacy of bi-partisan leadership and the educational opportunity of millions of students nationwide.

The bill would provide states and school districts limitless power to divert funding from programs that serve disadvantaged students. This "false flexibility" is insulting to educators and students alike.

We are deeply dismayed that this bill was approved by the House Education and Workforce Committee. If we are to ever fully realize the promise of Brown, we must reject the notion that transferring funding from disadvantaged students or forcing students to compete for funding could possibly benefit anyone. In reality, it will hurt us all. 


STORY TAGS: Black News, African American News, Minority News, Civil Rights News, Discrimination, Racism, Racial Equality, Bias, Equality, Afro American News, NAACP

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