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Student Voice and Community Involvement: Obtaining Fair Resources for McKinley High 10th Grade CPAR, 2018

By: Treylon White, Quintin Isaac, Tye’le James, Taliya Thompson, Steven Miranda, Taelah Dillion, Dameon Ricks, & Temekia Mason

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Research Problem Statement

The problem of unequal resources in EBR school is connected to a larger problem: of a lack of awareness and involvement among EBR community members.

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“There is indeed a relationship between poor student achievement and the condition of school buildings.”

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“By bringing in as much as $1,500 per student, the top fundraising schools appear to have been largely insulated from the effects of budget cuts. Meanwhile, parents at high poverty schools are seeing shrinking resources for their children.”

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Students at McKinley have first hand experience with this issue.

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Research Question

“Participatory Research Questions are designed to find data which could help us to solve the problems we are facing.”

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Research Method

Humanities Amped students issued a survey to 223 students & members of student families.

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Students & families report that they do not have adequate resources for student success.

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Student and Community Awareness - Participants report a willingness to help once they are made aware of the issue, and are invited to help in specific ways.

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