by Susan Schwartz | Sep 12, 2024 | best practices, integration, our stories, race, social justice
Written by Susan and Anna for Integrated Schools. We recently received a Caregiver Connection request from a White parent whose son was about to start kindergarten. The family had consciously decided not to move to a different neighborhood or district as many other...
by Courtney Mykytyn | May 31, 2017 | best practices, integration
You care about the issue of school segregation. You want to get involved. Here’s how: 1. Subscribe! Join us on Facebook, Twitter, and/or Instagram and follow along for school integration news, commentary, announcements. 2. Reach out. The importance of getting...
by Courtney Mykytyn | Feb 9, 2017 | best practices, news, race
Gentrification and school integration… a LOT to unpack here. But this is heartbreaking: “they come in and you get treated as if you didn’t have any value before… That’s the sad reality with gentrification.” And I hear it from parents every day… the...
by Courtney Mykytyn | Dec 16, 2016 | best practices, news, our stories, race, social justice
Beautiful Ted Talk from an inspiring teacher! “I centered my instruction on the lives, histories and identities of my students. And I did all of this because I wanted my students to know that everyone around them was supporting them to be their best self. So...