Closing the African American achievement gap in California | To The Point

As a math teacher, Marcus Atkins is working to make a positive change. He grew up in Sacramento and says he often felt isolated as a Black student in public school.

“I did not have representation that looked like me,” said Atkins. “I did not get my first African American teacher until high school. I did not get my first African American male teacher until the 11th grade and that was the only one I had in grade school.”

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