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President Obama and Citizenship…
Seriously. I’ve been a bit out of touch taking care of an ill relative, but I finally got the chance to watch Obama’s...
Excellent Sheep – Musings on Elite Education
Been spending a good amount of time this holiday break hanging with the family and crocheting pillows to replace the...
To Address Education Inequality, Fix Barriers to Income Integration
In Connecticut Coalition for Justice in Education Funding v. Rell, the Connecticut Superior Court cast a spotlight on...
Doing School Improvement Differently in Oakland
"Oakland has a golden opportunity to make real lasting changes at two of its most impacted schools, through a happy...
Opening Doors Expanding Opportunities Grant — Collaborate???
Opening Doors Expanding Opportunties Grant (see below) FROM KELLY: I am working to rally folks from our district to...
How Students of Color Confront Imposter Syndrome
Beautiful Ted Talk from an inspiring teacher! "I centered my instruction on the lives, histories and identities of my...
A Year in Two Different Worlds: Why Integrated Schools are Essential
(a few months old... but I just saw it, so...) From a teacher's POV... And Katherine Meeks marks the difference...
Chicago update…
More meetings ahead for our Chicago Ogden-Jenner parents...Looking at another year and a half before the merger could...
That Day my Son Felt Too White for his School: When “Belonging” and School Integration is Just Really Hard…..
Lest anyone imagine that our school integration story has been smooth, that my offspring are always on board and willing, that all this talk about awareness and multi-racial/classial friendships has been easy, today my son came home and told that he doesn’t want to go to school there anymore.
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