by Anna Lodder | Sep 16, 2017 | our stories, parenting
Update: One Month In There were many, many people who responded, commented, and shared my first article (originally written the night after my daughter started school). Some were uplifting and encouraging, and I am overwhelmed and humbled by the feedback. And...
by Courtney Mykytyn | Sep 16, 2017 | our stories, parenting
Received this from an IntSchls mama and wanted to share… Thinking about how we conceptualize ‘childhood’ and our role as ‘Good Parents’ is definitely part of this work of integration. Her comments made me think of a book I read many...
by Integrated Schools | Sep 8, 2017 | events, our stories
A bunch of parents have been asking for a place to talk… a place to connect with others who have enrolled or are thinking about enrolling their kids in integrating schools. You asked, we love it, it’s happening. We are excited to announce that we will now be...
by Integrated Schools | Sep 5, 2017 | news, our stories
*****Call to Action!***** If you have 5 minutes today, please join us in an email & twitter campaign to urge Houston Schools to leverage the horrors of Hurricane Harvey into a space to build equity and meaningful integration. Below you’ll find a letter and...
by Courtney Mykytyn | Aug 28, 2017 | our stories
Before anything gets said about school integration, we are sending all the love and support to Texas right now, and especially our IntSchls parents in Houston… Sometimes listening Nikole Hannah-Jones is kind of like going to church for me. Sometimes I need to hear...
by Courtney Mykytyn | Aug 26, 2017 | news, our stories
In an Atlantic article yesterday, “The Urban-School Stigma,” education prof Jack Schneider (who has also written “America’s Not-So-Broken Education System”) lays out an argument for rethinking our beliefs about urban schools – in particular, he writes about the...
