Teachers unions, not racism, are failing New York City’s black students
Just two years after Nikole Hannah-Jones claimed she “made the right choice” in sending her daughter to a social-justice-oriented Brooklyn middle school, the race activist is back in the New York Times admitting she “failed both my values and my child.” But don’t expect any true introspection from the leader of the divisive 1619 Project about how her ideology failed her. Instead, Hannah-Jones continues to blame racism and imagined underfunding for her daughter’s deficient education, not government unions, which are the real cause of New York City’s persistent failure to educate public school students.
TL;DR
- Nikole Hannah-Jones admitted to failing her daughter's education, but attributed it to racism and underfunding.
- The article argues that government unions, not racism or lack of funding, are the real cause of New York City's educational failures.
- Hannah-Jones's daughter experienced issues like chaotic lunches, a chronically absent teacher, and ungraded assessments.
- Despite high per-student spending in NYC schools, educational results are deemed unacceptable.
- Government unions are accused of fighting accountability, protecting underperforming teachers through tenure, and resisting the inclusion of student test results in evaluations.
- Legislation has been passed to reduce the link between student performance and teacher evaluations, further weakening accountability.