by Courtney Mykytyn | Apr 6, 2017 | news, race
From an article today in the Atlantic, former Obama Sec’y of Education, John B. King Jr. called the decision to cut the integration-promoting Opening Doors grant program “a ‘heartbreaking signal’ … Students of color represent more than 50...
by Integrated Schools | Apr 6, 2017 | book club, news, our stories, race
So excited to be reading this book for our upcoming Book Club! It’s not too late to join in (register at IntegratedSchools.org) If you’d like to participate in the Book Club conversation but also like to cheat (or can’t/don’t want to buy the...
by Courtney Mykytyn | Mar 29, 2017 | news, race
I don’t even want to excise quotes from this… just listen. 45 minutes well spent. definitely using this for Book Club soon. (Tim Wise delivers the keynote address at the 74th annual California Federation of Teachers 2016. In the speech, he examines the...
by Courtney Mykytyn | Mar 28, 2017 | news, race, social justice
This Baltimore Sun series on school integration is solid – heartbreaking and well worth a read. The first article, Bridging the Divide, reports on the process of redrawing school boundaries and (spoiler alert!) another win for segregation under the guise of...
by Integrated Schools | Mar 20, 2017 | news, our stories
Anyone want to read Ansley Erickson’s recent book about Nashville? Join us for an online conversation April 22-26th (times TBD depending upon registration numbers). The book description: In a radically unequal United States, schools are often key sites in...
by Courtney Mykytyn | Mar 19, 2017 | benefits of integration, news, our stories, race
This we know, but let’s say it again: “Research shows that middle-class students tend to do as well academically in economically mixed schools. But more than that, there’s emerging research to suggest that, indeed, middle-class students benefit from...
