What other concerns do you have?
I do want to say this on the gifted and talented programs issue in Georgia and the special education issue in Mississippi. We went through five counties in the state of Mississippi, and found significant statistical disparities in the percentage of African American students being placed in special education. After we went through those five counties and school districts, they all agreed to enter into a plan to remedy this with the Office for Civil Rights. We then approached the state of Mississippi as a whole and were able to get a statewide agreement with the state of Mississippi that will address this issue.
It is extremely important for parents and students and people who are concerned with the educational plight of African Americans in the state of Mississippi to be very mindful of this agreement because we will need their eyes and ears. The federal government needs help on these things. We need partners. There are many people who have an interest in making sure all the children in the state of Mississippi have access to quality education.
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