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Lewis School receives grant to help teachers be more culturally responsive

By Shelby E. Hawkins | December 30, 2020

Principal Aquabah Gonney-Buckner was able to secure $10,000 in funding for her school, the Leslie Lewis School of Excellence. Teachers at the Austin school are learning about the history of race and race relations to prepare themselves for the difficult conversations they say students are ready to have.