by Courtney Mykytyn | Jun 8, 2017 | our stories
“The name ’Integrated Schools’ just feels… too hard. It feels like work.” “It makes me think of all the ugly busing protests. Ugh.” “Why can’t you choose something nicer, more like a warm hug? Like togetherness-, multicultural-, or unity-something?” There are many...
by Courtney Mykytyn | Jun 6, 2017 | news
As NYC is trying to come up with a city integration plan, California has developed a segregation app! Way to go, left coast! Now, as you’re looking to enroll your kids in school in CA, you can use this handy phone/tablet app cleverly named CA Schools to do...
by Courtney Mykytyn | May 31, 2017 | best practices, integration
You care about the issue of school segregation. You want to get involved. Here’s how: 1. Subscribe! Join us on Facebook, Twitter, and/or Instagram and follow along for school integration news, commentary, announcements. 2. Reach out. The importance of getting...
by Courtney Mykytyn | May 18, 2017 | our stories
It’s the micromoments. I’m standing in line buying too much toilet paper and that bottle of hand soap that I don’t need but has an irresistibly pretty label. The woman waiting to check out behind me asks: “hey, nice cleanser… where do your kids go to school?”....
by Courtney Mykytyn | May 15, 2017 | news
Another story of the ongoing Jenner-Ogden merger going on in Chicago with some of our Integrated Schools friends in the windy city There is a lot in here (coded language, property values, racism)… but one thing that jumped out at me was this notion of...
