Change or Collapse: Why Public Schools Must Reimagine Education for Black Students in Texas.

 



Change or Collapse: Why Public Schools Must Reimagine Education for Black Students in Texas. 


By Pastor Kyev Tatum


Texas is home to the largest number of Black children in public schools, yet it also operates the most extensive Failure Factory in the country. The data is devastating: the majority of Black students in Texas cannot read on grade level, face the highest dropout rates, are disproportionately placed in special education, endure excessive disciplinary actions, and are funneled into the largest school-to-prison pipeline in America.


After over 30 years of advocating for reform, I can confidently say the public school system refuses to change. Every Democratic president, from Clinton to Biden, has attempted to address these issues, yet the conditions Black students face remain unchanged. Under the Biden administration, a record number of civil rights complaints were file, and ignored.


I am exhausted from watching Black students suffer in a system that consistently fails them. While those in power talk about change, the results are the same: generations of Black children left behind. This is not just a crisis, it is a moral failing.


A System Built to Punish, Not Educate


Public schools continue to be excessively punitive toward Black students, Black educators, and Black parents. The same system that claims to educate our children disproportionately punishes them, pushes them out, and ultimately prepares them for prison rather than college or careers. Meanwhile, policymakers and school leaders still defend this broken institution, despite overwhelming evidence of its failure.


The reality is that public education in its current form is unsustainable. And it won’t be charter schools, education savings accounts, or vouchers that bring it down, it will collapse under the weight of its own failures.


It’s Time to Listen to Black Families


Black parents and communities are no longer willing to wait for a system that refuses to reform. According to recent research, 66% of Black Democrats in Texas support school choice, a number that cannot be ignored. The people most affected by this broken system are demanding alternatives.


Public education officials have two choices: change or collapse. The time for empty promises is over. Either we radically reimagine education for Black students in Texas, or the system will fall apart under its own failures. Our children cannot wait another generation.


#BlackTexans


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