Reading First Rejection Hits Minorities Hardest

Superintendent Rainwater’s rejection of Reading First funds hits students of color the hardest. The funding would have gone to the following schools:
Lincoln – 77.4% of the students are minority students
Midvale – 72.5%
Hawthorne – 61.1%
Glendale – 64.4%
Orchard Ridge – 39.1
Ed Blume