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Nikole Hannah-Jones' experiment accidentally undercuts her case against school choice
Hannah-Jones says the choice aimed to confront segregation, but her daughter later questioned whether it limited her education.
- In a recent essay for The New York Times Magazine, Nikole Hannah-Jones reconsiders her decade-old decision to enroll her daughter, Najya, in a predominantly Black, low-income Brooklyn public school.
- Hannah-Jones, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, initially championed the enrollment as a stand against educational segregation, defending the choice despite recognizing systemic issues within the school system.
- As Najya grew older, she confronted her mother about the school's lack of rigor, including grading curves that obscured fundamental skill gaps. "I know I got an A, or at least a B," Najya said, despite lacking foundational skills.
- The essay sparked debate, with some readers sympathizing with the dilemma while others criticized the premise as a false dichotomy for parents with resources. Hannah-Jones acknowledged the decision "became an unbearable pattern."
- "Her top schools were heavily white and screened their students," Hannah-Jones wrote, defending her stance against school choice systems she believes perpetuate segregation. Her position remains that systemic change matters more than individual advantage.
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Nikole Hannah-Jones is reconsidering a choice she made nearly a decade ago, when she and her husband enrolled their daughter in a predominantly Black,
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The failing school race-grifter Nikole Hannah-Jones sent her child to used Hannah-Jones's ahistorical 1619 Project as part of its curriculum.
·Chicago, United States
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