Progress noted in closing racial gap at Champaign schools

CHAMPAIGN – The Champaign school district is well-positioned to make its case that it has improved the education of its black students, said Robert Peterkin, the court monitor for the consent decree case.

Peterkin – who is based in Boston and has been working with the district on equity issues for 10 years – has been in Champaign the last two days, meeting with district officials and plaintiffs' representatives. He meets quarterly with the district to look at the progress it is making toward the goals outlined in the consent decree.

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