Gratitude
Four years ago I started a little blog… I knew that there were families out there who cared about what I cared about and who struggled with the same things I was. I had secret hopes that this could ‘be something’ but just knew I needed to write...The Two Tour Pledge: One Year Later
It was about this time last year that I rediscovered Nikole Hannah-Jones. I was familiar with her articles, but this time was different. In November 2017, segregation simmered in the forefront of my mind because for two years my family and I had lived in a very...the Parent Board needs YOU!
Integrated Schools is impacting families and communities from coast to coast and with our increasing level of outreach comes the opportunity to scale up our work with intentionality, strategy, and collaboration through a Parent Advisory Board. We need your ideas as...See you June 10th, DC!
You are invited to Integrated Schools DC’s next event! Towards Integrated and Equitable Schools June 10th, 1:30pm-3:30pm Petworth Neighborhood Library, 4200 Kansas Ave NW, Washington, DC 20011 Decades after Brown v. Board of Education, schools in DC are...The Problem with “Great Schools”
Real estate segregation and school segregation have obviously been linked for a long time. This was no accident when it started – government policies, redlining, restrictive housing covenants, and more, created a lasting phenomenon. But now, we have an app, we have a rating and we have our GoHere! Drops and StayAway! Circles that do the job even more efficiently than ever, even if the overt racial animus that originally caused segregation has lessened.