My last post was about the exchange between Kamala Harris and Joe Biden at the first round of Democratic primary debates earlier this summer. It’s amazing to me that this already feels so distant. Before getting to the main topic for the posts this week, here’s a quick summary of some of the major things that have happened in the last month or so.
The forces of White comfort and privilege are recalcitrant. But what I want to say to the parents who tell me they’re withdrawing from our public school system is: Don’t all parents want the whole host of desirable things?
This is a cross-posting from The School Diversity Notebook. You can read the orignial version here. As always, we are so grateful for SD Notebook and Peter’s collaboration and generosity with his thoughts and reflections!! #KnowBetterDoBetter Part II: A...
This is a cross-posting from The School Diversity Notebook. You can read the orignial version here. As always, we are so grateful for SD Notebook and Peter’s collaboration and generosity with his thoughts and reflections!! #KnowBetterDoBetter: A conversation among...
Courtney Mykytyn founded Integrated Schools in 2015 based on the idea that to achieve meaningful school integration, White parents must take some responsibility because Black families and communities have shouldered the burden of integration (from school closures to...
Summer is here and we want to share some of the work we have been doing internally and organizationally! First, in the spring the Integrated Schools Parent Board embarked on a project to succinctly define our work. We worked tirelessly to answer three basic...