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Why Poor Schools Might Actually Be Good for Middle Class Kids

by Courtney Mykytyn | Mar 8, 2016 | benefits of integration

We know segregated schools are pretty crappy for poor kids. We know that integrating schools is really hard policy to implement. So then, if we really actually care about integrating schools, it would seem that the only long-lasting way to do this is through parents....

3 Ways White Kids Benefit Most From Racially Diverse Schools

by Courtney Mykytyn | Feb 10, 2016 | benefits of integration, news, parenting, race

We know this already… but here it is again: 1. White students’ test scores don’t drop when they go to schools with large numbers of black and Latino students. 2. Diverse classrooms teach some of the most important 21st-century skills, which matter...

Diversity is uncomfortable… but that’s a good thing.

by Courtney Mykytyn | Feb 5, 2016 | benefits of integration, news, parenting, race

Sean Riley says it beautifully. “Right now we have winner schools and we have loser schools…It’s a race, class and privilege issue… Without [all] students interacting, there is no constructive tension. Those who come from privilege have no...
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