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April
14, 2004
TOWN HALL MEETING FOCUSES
ON ACHIEVEMENT GAP IN CHAMPAIGN SCHOOLS
WILL AM-FM-TV and The News-Gazette will co-sponsor a town hall meeting on the racial gap in achievement in the Champaign public schools at 7:30 p.m. Monday, May 3.
The public is invited to participate in Bridging the Achievement Gap: A Champaign-Urbana Town
Hall, an open discussion among parents, teachers, school administrators and students moderated by AM-580’s David Inge. The meeting at Stratton Elementary School, 902 N. Randolph St., Champaign, will focus on findings from a federal report that confirmed concerns that African-American students in Champaign score disproportionately lower on standardized tests, are underrepresented in honors classes, over-represented in special education classes, and are suspended and drop out more often than their white counterparts.
The town hall meeting will air live on AM 580 and will be broadcast on WILL-TV at 9 p.m. Friday, May 7.
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Contact:
Mary Barrineau
Public Information Coordinator
WILL AM-FM-TV
(217) 333-1070
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