by Peter Piazza | May 28, 2018 | news
There was major news out of New Jersey last week: Civil Rights groups filed a lawsuit against the state for laws that codify school segregation. This post is a very quick summary for those who are unfamiliar and then my attempt to put the lawsuit in the larger context...
by Peter Piazza | Apr 17, 2018 | news
Originally posted at the School Desegregation Notebook There’s a lot going on in this crazy world, so in case you missed it: Wendy Vitter was nominated by the president for a federal court seat in the Eastern District of Louisiana. She was asked in her confirmation...
by Integrated Schools | Apr 16, 2018 | news
As we approach the 64th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court ruling that “separate is not equal,” we know that segregation keeps on keeping on. To honor the anniversary, Integrated Schools is partnering with IntegrateNYC in a month...
by Integrated Schools | Apr 7, 2018 | book club, news, our stories
Amanda Lewis & John Diamond’s Despite the Best Intentions: How Racial Inequality Thrives in Good Schools (2015) will be our next Book Club reading! Despite the Best Intentions is a great read for families opting in to integrating schools (especially the fifth...
by Courtney Mykytyn | Mar 27, 2018 | news
A sad note to begin… Linda Brown, the symbolic center of Brown v. Board of Education 1954 Supreme Court decision died yesterday at the age of 76. Brown’s death came only a few days after the Newsweek coverage of Charlotte NC announcing what we already...
by Peter Piazza | Mar 6, 2018 | news
Cross-posted from the School Desegregation Notebook Two new studies came out last month that add to a growing body of literature suggesting that charter schools contribute to school resegregation. The first looks at the impact of school choice policies and zoning...
