LISTEN: Can Going Back To School Be Safe, Equitable And Just?

Connecticut Public Radio | By John Henry Smith

Published July 14, 2020 at 6:14 PM EDT

Bridgeport rising 10th grader Amaryllis Medina reads FaithActs’ demands at a rally earlier this week.";

As the national discussion continues to center on whether we should -- or whether we can -- send our kids to school in the fall, one group out of Bridgeport says that students of color in particular are not being served well by the state of Connecticut’s return-to-school plan.

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Jamilah Prince-Stewart, executive director of FaithActs for Education, talked about her organization’s “People’s Plan for Education” with All Things Considered host John Henry Smith.

Hear the interview below:

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