Atlanta Slavery Math Questions

Georgia School Under Fire For Another Set Of Slavery Math Problems

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 03.21.2012

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Parents are outraged after 139 fourth grade students in Georgia were given a math problem referencing slavery, WAGA-TV reports. Christopher Jackson...

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We Are Mad About the Wrong Thing

Tanya M. Washington | Posted 03.28.2012

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Parents must become more engaged in influencing and monitoring the substance of their children's education. All of us should be aware that what teachers teach, and how they teach it, is informed by their own perspectives, even in a math problem.

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Georgia Teacher Resigns After Slavery Math Problems Outrage

AP | Posted 01.18.2012

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LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. -- A spokeswoman says a suburban Atlanta teacher has resigned after an investigation over third-grade students being assigned math ...

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