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Read Dirk Tillotson!
From his blog GreatSchoolVoices.org based out of Oakland, CA... "The basics of desegregation are simple. It just...
A Divided America Gave Us the Problem of a Donald Trump Presidency. Integration is the Solution.
by Kelly Bare Many of us are still in shock: How could so many Americans know the hurtful, unacceptable things Donald...
Take the TWO TOUR Pledge!
As a Parent-with-Choice in support of the fundamental premise that all children have the right to a quality education, and with the belief that in choosing a school for my child I am also building the world they will live in as an adult, I pledge…
Special Ed & Gifted – Guess What? Yeah…
Why Some Kids Are Put In Special Education And Others In Gifted Programs: Racial stereotyping can affect kids at...
How schools KEEP kids in poverty
Heartbreaking. Teacher Kandice Sumner's entire talk is moving and well worth a watch. But this -- this killed me:...
It’s Time to Save the White Boys
no. seriously. read this - Who Will Save Our Rich At Risk White Boys? right now. "I don’t feel guilty — I feel used."...
John Oliver on Segregation (a must-watch!)
A great way to start the week with John Oliver -- though I do wish he had included socioeconomic segregation issues as...
Diversity has become uncoupled from Inequity
Check out this 14 minute interview with the author of the book We Gon’ Be Alright: Notes on Race and Resegregation....
Poor people are better attuned to interpersonal relations…
You know what is pretty damn effective at closing the empathy gap (and, surprise, is also good for ALL kids!)? Yep....
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