“Cherry Creek School District will no longer highlight valedictorians at graduation because ‘learning is not a competition.’”
No. Cherry Creek School District will no longer highlight valedictorians because the people in charge believe that excellence is racist.
That goes back to Osama Obama that was worried because so many blacks wee receiving suspension compared to whites:
In January 2014, the Obama administration’s Departments of Education and Justice issued a “Dear Colleague” letter to every school district in the country, laying out guidelines to local officials for how to avoid racial bias when suspending or expelling students.”
Now it’s discouraging students willing to work hard to achieve excellence to make those not willing to work hard
achieve “equity” ... whatever that means.