Illinois’ Black lawmakers detail education agenda – Center Square

Said state Sen. Kimberly Lightford, D-Maywood, "We cannot afford to have another generation of students to be on the school-to-prison pipeline. In Illinois, 22 percent of Black students are ready for kindergarten, 15 percent can read by fourth grade, and Black students have a 75 percent graduation rate. Each of those metrics falls behind children of different races.

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