 Dear reader,
A coal mining town in Kentucky, the blueberry and tomato fields of rural North Carolina, a Louisiana parish scarred by the legacy of slavery and Jim Crow. What do these places have in common?
The answer, revealed in a new Hechinger series, is that each has high numbers of adults without a high school credential. School officials and families in these communities face many obstacles as they carve pathways to better education and middle-class life.
Race, poverty and segregation continue to play a role in leaving many of these students behind. But small victories they count along their educational journey – and the school leaders pushing for new solutions – make for fascinating reading. What does progress look like and how can we learn from it? As always, we’d love to hear what you think.
Liz Willen, Editor
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