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School officials may not be able to eliminate racism from schools, but they can make significant progress, said Glenn E. Singleton, author of "Courageous Conversations About Race."

School equity teams from Fairfield, Middletown, Talawanada, Mason, the Ohio Department of Education and Butler Tech are working to eliminate systemic racism though the Consortium on Racial Equality.

Four years ago, Middletown City Schools Superintendent Steve Price heard a presentation by Singleton and asked him to work with Middletown. Price said it quickly became apparent there was a need to include other districts to truly make an impact.

"We had a lot of content that people were learning," Price said. "We ended up with five districts that wanted to stick it out. Our goal is to create anti-racist leaders understanding leadership theory and combining it with the courageous conversations Glenn Singleton provides."

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