En masse, white parents have never committed to desegregating our schools, much less the messier and more radically hopeful work of integration. Even when we rally around ideas like diversity and equity, we allow “good” parenting to trump justice. And in so doing, we have hijacked the public in our public schools.
There is nothing that brings our nation together like a wee bit of comeuppance. This week even Fox News and CNN stood on the same platform of moral outrage at the college admissions scandal that the FBI cheekily dubbed ’Operation Varsity Blues.’ Fifty people have...
I woke the kids up early on the first day of the Los Angeles teacher strike. They weren’t thrilled about the dark morning rain march I was forcing them to take. Grumbling, they grabbed whatever passes as rain gear in Los Angeles, and trudged along. We took up our...
You are probably flooded with #GivingTuesday requests — and for good reason! Many worthwhile causes need our support. If Integrated Schools has been of value for you, please consider donating to our all-volunteer, grassroots efforts. Help us pay our bills so...
Four years ago I started a little blog… I knew that there were families out there who cared about what I cared about and who struggled with the same things I was. I had secret hopes that this could ‘be something’ but just knew I needed to write...
