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Lift Every Voice 2010 Concert

Lift Every Voice 2010 Concert

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Saturday, October 23, 2010
Save the Date Lift Every Voice and Work An annual concert to benefit the Village at Ithaca and encourage community involvement Saturday, Oct. 23, 7 p.m. St. Paul's United Methodist Church Court and Aurora streets, Ithaca Special pre-concert reception: 6 p.m.

Equity in Words

“Prejudices, it is well known, are most difficult to eradicate from the heart whose soil has never been loosened or fertilized by education; they grow there, firm as weeds among rocks.”

Charlotte Bronte

What is Equity?
Equity is a measure of educational outcomes. Equity extends beyond the "level playing field" analogy and becomes the yardstick by which we measure the results of our educational system. When our system is truly equitable, it will be impossible to predict the academic success of our children based on race, class, or disability.