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Speakers press UCPS to address funding gaps, request DEI officer and clearer accountability
Summary
Several commenters urged the Union County Public Schools board to examine private donations and per-pupil spending, to center struggling schools in accountability measures, and to hire a diversity, equity and inclusion officer; speakers cited stagnant proficiency rates and private funding disparities.
Speakers at the Union County Public Schools meeting urged the board to confront long-standing resource disparities across the district, saying state underfunding and uneven private donations worsen achievement gaps and recommending a diversity, equity and inclusion officer to lead equity work.
An unnamed commenter summarized recommendations from a 2021 systems advisory committee and called for the board to "tell the whole story, not just the…
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