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Catching up on a little Integrated School News…
I've been out of town (celebrating 20 years of marriage to a damn great man!) and wanted to catch up on school...
Being a White Mom at a Not So White School
My youngest just graduated from elementary school. She went to a Title 1 (almost 95% Free/Reduced Lunch)...
Choosing a School for my Daughter in a Segregated City
Yeah... A lot to say on this one... first this: "By 1988… school integration in the United States had reached its peak...
Charter School Swindle Selling Segregation to Blacks and Latinos
https://gadflyonthewallblog.wordpress.com/2016/06/01/the-charter-school-swindle-selling-segregation-to-blacks-and-latino...
Affluent Parents Should Demand Diverse Schools for Their Children
"I grew up in a two-parent, white, middle class household. I’m a third generation college graduate. My parents are...
White Privilege
Coincidentally, I had both of these white privilege articles in my inbox today....
Oh, Florida…
This is horrible to read. Heartbreaking. But whenever I see these stories (and they are all too common), I...
THINKING ABOUT STUDY-ABROADS AND INTEGRATED CLASSROOMS….
Reading Courtney Martin’s beautiful piece reflecting on her study abroad year in South Africa (The Third World...
District-Making and Charter Schools: “Localism” and “Choice” = Segregation
Two articles today talking about how middle class (mostly white) parents find their way to middle class schools. This...
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