Candace Roper News Today

Thousands of Mississippians are locked up in jails awaiting trial because they can’t afford a lawyer.

Last spring, just after schools pivoted to virtual learning, dozens of parents from the School District of Lancaster signed an op-ed calling attention to the plight of our district in light of the pandemic (“Public school funding at risk during pandemic,” April 25 LNP | LancasterOnline). In February 2020, School District of Lancaster Superintendent Damaris Rau announced that our district was facing a $10 million deficit. Knowing that communities of color would bear the brunt of the pa...