The Blog
Thoughts and news from the Integrated Schools community
The conversation I’m tired of not having…
thanks to amy for sharing this. well written. And, Nate Bowling, you're absolutely right: "Middle class America would...
Diversity is uncomfortable… but that’s a good thing.
Sean Riley says it beautifully. "Right now we have winner schools and we have loser schools...It's a race, class and...
We DO exist! There ARE middle class families who want Integrated School (but, yes, there should be more…)
This is happening across the country. Though our schools are more socioeconomically segregated than ever before...
What School Segregation Looks Like — A Teacher’s Thoughts…
Though author/teacher James Ford is talking about Charlotte-Mecklenburg in particular, these are questions we all...
“Gentrification Stops at the Schoolhouse Door”
This is an older post, but one worth revisiting. From Nikole Hannah-Jones, one of the reporters in the This American...
Do We Have to Send Our Kid to a Bad Public School? (from NYtimes)
Interesting question posed to the Ethicist of NYtimes. While some of the comments definitively advised the couple to...
I Just Want the Best for My Kid
nytimes. Is the drive for success making our children sick? I’ve been thinking a lot about why parents...
You CAN Be Too Careful, the Narrative of Vulnerability… and Terrorism
Holy Hell. I was in the middle of writing a post the other morning about our collective parenting angst regarding...
BEST should not be a proxy for WEALTH
My facebook feed often suggests posts like this one: The Top ten school districts in the...
Get in Touch. Get Involved.
Do you have a story to share on our blog? Reach out!