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motivation and rationale for the policy. The presentation included quotes from Equity Literacy Institute founder Nita Mosby Tyler alongside national, state and local academic data classified by racial groups.
Prefacing the demographic data, Kaplan said the district’s achievement gaps are caused by opportunity gaps.
“It is clear not everyone has the same opportunity as a white student in this district or as a wealthy student in this district or as a male student in this district,” Kaplan said.
Kaplan pointed to several data points, including how students classified as Latinx comprise 9% of Summit High School Advanced Placement classes while making up 34% of the school’s population. She also highlighted negative data disparities of more than 20 percentage points for the Latinx demographic relative to its representation in the overall student population in elementary math and English testing as well as secondary school discipline.
What s in a name? Dr. Dwinita Nita Mosby Tyler explains her journey
In this Voices of Change story, Dr. Dwinita Nita Mosby Tyler explains why she felt pressured to change her name, and why she s now reclaiming it. Author: Avicra Luckey Updated: 7:57 AM MST February 18, 2021
DENVER For Black professionals, the pressure to assimilate to universally-acceptable names cause some to dim their light and even change their names.
Dr. Nita Mosby Tyler said she was among that group early in her career. After four decades of going by Nita, she’s reclaiming her full name: Dwinita Mosby Tyler.
At just 19 years old, Mosby Tyler said her manager told her to make the change.