“I am proud that 95% of students in my school go on to college. College is a very important aspect for our students who are first generation [post-secondary students] in their families. As soon as students enter our high school, we work to expose them to college readiness.”
Since being recruited by Baltimore City Public Schools 24 years ago, straight out of Lincoln University in her home state of Pennsylvania, Chevelle Lampkin has had one luminescent goal: “To end generational poverty.”
Endorsement comes just days after Speaker Nancy Pelosi joined Rep. Jamaal Bowman in the district to discuss the needs of educators and the flaws of our education system.
As educators we need to find ways to help students in these difficult times. That’s why a red flag went up when word hit the street that the New Jersey State Board of Education was planning to re-establish a graduation test requirement this year.
