
Want to be antiracist? Teach kids to read
Education Week reports that a growing number of school districts are asking would-be teachers: “What have you done personally or professionally to be more antiracist?” “Once you learn to read, you will forever be free,” wrote Frederick Douglass. Photo: Everett Collection/Newscom The best answer, writes Kay Hymowitz in City Journal, is: Teach black children to read. Nationwide, 52 percent of black children read below basic in fourth grade, according to federal data, with Hispa