Opinion: A $10 million initiative with HBCUs will spur charter schools

Opinion: A $10 million initiative with HBCUs will spur charter schools

It is time to face that hard truth, beginning with acknowledging — and acting on — what the data makes plain. Overall, Black children in urban areas are achieving significantly better results in public charter schools than in traditional district schools. There is nothing stopping America from replicating these successful schools in cities across the country except a lack of political will, from many elected officials in both parties.