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Thoughts and news from the Integrated Schools community
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...
Why Poor Schools Might Actually Be Good for Middle Class Kids
We know segregated schools are pretty crappy for poor kids. We know that integrating schools is really hard policy to...
Our School Origin Story
My neighborhood wasn’t “up and coming” when we bought our little house. It is now, but then it was what my husband and...
Segregated Schools… A Brief Context
Right now in America (the land of opportunity and democracy), our public schools (funded by taxpayers and...
About Me, About this blog…
I am an anthropologist by training but have found myself working over the past decade as a somewhat begrudging...
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