Mountain Xpress-- September 3
Organizations throughout Buncombe County, including United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County, have been working together over the summer to provide programs that address inequity in learning. "We wanted to be solution-oriented and meet people where they are. We wanted to support students, families, and the community, and to do it without rhetoric but with on-the-ground work," shared Tiece Ruffin, interim director of Africana studies and professor of education and Africana studies at UNC Asheville. "It isn't hard to see how academic success is too often undermined by inequities in issues such as hunger, homelessness, violence, poor health, and other social problems," added Laura Elliot, senior director of community schools and network development at United Way. "This means that the opportunity gaps aren't just a school-based problem, they're a community responsibility." Read the full article from Mountain Xpress here. Photo credit Literacy Together, lead photo from the article.
