Winsome Sears on Virginia’s ‘Functionally Illiterate’ Black Children: Parents ‘Want Choice’

SEARS These latest scores ░░░░░░░░ us that by the ░░░░░░░░ Virginia s children reach ░░░░░░░░ 8th grade 35 percent ░░░░░░░░ Asian children can t ░░░░░░░░ math 45 percent of ░░░░░░░░ children 70 percent of ░░░░░░░░ children and by the ░░░░░░░░ when it comes to ░░░░░░░░ children 84 percent of ░░░░░░░░ are failing math And ░░░░░░░░ percent of them are ░░░░░░░░ illiterate UNKNOWN In Virginia ░░░░░░░░ In Virginia And they ░░░░░░░░ never catch up And ░░░░░░░░ the way 50 percent ░░░░░░░░ young black men remove ░░░░░░░░ from school drop school ░░░░░░░░ s something else that ░░░░░░░░ know By the time ░░░░░░░░ and this is not ░░░░░░░░ Virginia children by the ░░░░░░░░ our children go to ░░░░░░░░ s say they ve ░░░░░░░░ college it s fully ░░░░░░░░ percent of them spend ░░░░░░░░ first year in remedial ░░░░░░░░ So they re paying ░░░░░░░░ something in college that ░░░░░░░░ should have gotten in ░░░░░░░░ school That s unacceptable ░░░░░░░░ the Juvenile detention centers ░░░░░░░░ percent of those children ░░░░░░░░ functionally illiterate In the ░░░░░░░░ population it s 77 ░░░░░░░░ of them The school ░░░░░░░░ prison pipeline has already ░░░░░░░░ In fact I ve ░░░░░░░░ to some educators black ░░░░░░░░ they tell me Winsome ░░░░░░░░ actually starts in the ░░░░░░░░ grade Something s got ░░░░░░░░ give Parents are asking ░░░░░░░░ be given the vouchers ░░░░░░░░ that they can decide ░░░░░░░░ to send their children ░░░░░░░░ need charter schools I ░░░░░░░░ knocking on doors public ░░░░░░░░ the moms and dads ░░░░░░░░ re not telling me ░░░░░░░░ want more money for ░░░░░░░░ child to go to ░░░░░░░░ same school They want ░░░░░░░░ They want choice And ░░░░░░░░ let s give it ░░░░░░░░ them Now having said ░░░░░░░░ we do need to ░░░░░░░░ our teachers more There ░░░░░░░░ not more money in ░░░░░░░░ budget to do it ░░░░░░░░ half of the general ░░░░░░░░ goes towards education That ░░░░░░░░ is stuck up in ░░░░░░░░ higher echelons Got to ░░░░░░░░ that money from here ░░░░░░░░ into the classrooms where ░░░░░░░░ belongs pay those teachers ░░░░░░░░ It shouldn t be ░░░░░░░░ teachers are using their ░░░░░░░░ money to buy resources ░░░░░░░░ s unacceptable.”