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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]On this "equity policy."  What are they going to do when the "cultural background" of the child means parents who do not value education?  How do they intend to address that?[/quote]

Nobody's culture discards education. There are however parents of very low socioeconomic levels that cannot fathom the value of education because they literally live on different planes of existence. The kids of blue-collar, manual labor, and retail workers should not be destined for the same lives solely because their parents did not have the capacity or money to go to college. 
That is what equity tries to fix with supports and programs for first-generation college-bound kids.[/quote]

What are the supports and programs that will make up for lack of support in the home?  [/quote]

My school runs:
AVID (teaching first generation college bound students skills and knowledge for college apps)
Mentoring (pairing up at risk kids with a stable, safe adult to encourage and support academic endeavors)
TJ prep after school club to get capable kids aware of opportunities and know what kind of questions they’ll be asked
Free lunch and meals sent home on weekends so kids don’t have to waste brain power stressing about food insecurity
Free after school clubs and babysitting 5 days a week until 6:00 so kids have a safe place to complete work and engage in safe activities.
Free school supplies for anyone who needs it—backpacks and pencils etc are provided by a local church, calculators and iPads/computers are loaned out for the year

There is a lot going on. None of it makes up for having absent parents (for any reason, work, immigration separation, lack of interest, whatever), but all of it is a step in the right direction.[/quote]

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