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Hedgepeth and Williams v. Board of Education, Trenton, NJ, also known as the Hedgepeth–Williams case, was a 1944 New Jersey Supreme Court decision in a legal action brought by two mothers, Gladys Hedgepeth and Berline Williams, who sued the Trenton, New Jersey, Board of Education over racial discrimination against their children, Leon Williams and Janet Hedgepeth. It was a precursor to the Brown v. Board of Education case that prohibited racial segregation of school systems throughout the United States.
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NJ21United is a coalition of educators and community members who care about public education and public workers in New Jersey.
Our belief is that our NJ public school students deserve:
Public schools that have equitable and full funding
Access to quality educational resources and supports
Highly qualified, experienced public school employees who receive a fair and just compensation
Unionized school employees, including support staff, that have collective bargaining rights and job protections
Opportunity to develop ownership over their educational experience
Understanding of how various social issues impact student lives
Acknowledgment that multiple social factors (race, gender, & class related circumstances) impact student achievement (intersectionality)
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