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When Touring Isn’t the Norm
There are places where “touring schools” is just “good parenting”, and yet that is not a universal experience. One mom shares her experience of living in a community where “touring” to determine a school’s quality is not the norm, and how she is navigating making equitable educational decisions with her family.
SD News Roundup: The lines that divide, part 1
My last post was about the exchange between Kamala Harris and Joe Biden at the first round of Democratic primary debates earlier this summer. It’s amazing to me that this already feels so distant. Before getting to the main topic for the posts this week, here’s a quick summary of some of the major things that have happened in the last month or so.
#KnowBetterDoBetter Part I
This is a cross-posting from The School Diversity Notebook. You can read the orignial version here. As always, we are...
When (and How) Demographics Matter Most
There is no Integrated Schools “formula” for choosing and enrolling our children in a new school, and what is important might take a different shape for families depending on their particular racial makeup. To illustrate that, Katherine, a mom in Los Angeles, shares her family’s kindergarten enrollment story.
The Daunting Task of Staying Put
The forces of White comfort and privilege are recalcitrant. But what I want to say to the parents who tell me they’re withdrawing from our public school system is: Don’t all parents want the whole host of desirable things?
People of Color in Integrated Schools
Courtney Mykytyn founded Integrated Schools in 2015 based on the idea that to achieve meaningful school integration,...
Rethinking the Two-Tour Pledge – Is Exposure Enough?
Though getting to know a global-majority school through a tour or some other approach is valuable, it’s not sufficient to our commitment to integrate schools. It’s also about showing up in a way that honors the existing families and rich cultures that already exist at the schools we choose.
#KnowBetterDoBetter Part II
This is a cross-posting from The School Diversity Notebook. You can read the orignial version here. As always, we are...
Integrated Schools 2021 Mid Year Updates
Summer is here and we want to share some of the work we have been doing internally and organizationally! First, in...
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