By Dameion Fowler
This may sound somewhat provocative, but it needs to be stated: mentoring and tutoring programs are not enough to help black children solve the problems they face. In fact, just relying on mentoring and tutoring is really not a solution at all.
Mentoring programs may get black youth to behave better in class,…
By Dameion Fowler
There is a stark lack of diversity in hiring for Horry County Schools when it comes to teachers and paraprofessionals.
In a school district that includes an African-American student population of roughly 20 percent, according to documents obtained via a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, the percentage of Black teachers is at…
By Dameion B. Fowler
Too many Horry County Black students are not receiving an adequate education from their teachers, and that must be corrected without delay, We can reach this conclusion based on a number of factors, including the scores on test that are meant to examine student knowledge of the subject matter taught in…