The Roadmap to Equity: A Two Generation Approach to Reducing Racial Disparities in Dane County

by | February 18, 2016

Home 9 Equitable Communities 9 The Roadmap to Equity: A Two Generation Approach to Reducing Racial Disparities in Dane County ( Page 8 )

The Roadmap to Equity: A Two Generation Approach to Reducing Racial Disparities in Dane County is Race to Equity’s response to the data on the county’s severe racial disparities first identified in the its baseline report released in October of 2013. The Roadmap is organized around the broad theme of “Supporting More Parents to Succeed in Today’s Economy; Preparing More Young People to Succeed in Tomorrow’s World.” It calls upon all sectors of the community to work toward three overarching and inter-related goals. Read more…

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