by Courtney Mykytyn | Jun 16, 2017 | our stories
You already know the June scene: balloons and flowers, misty-eyed parents holding up cell-phone cameras, kids crossing a stage to receive graduation certificates, applause. I walked in to the auditorium feeling a sense of astonishment that we had actually made...
by Courtney Mykytyn | Jun 8, 2017 | our stories
“The name ’Integrated Schools’ just feels… too hard. It feels like work.” “It makes me think of all the ugly busing protests. Ugh.” “Why can’t you choose something nicer, more like a warm hug? Like togetherness-, multicultural-, or unity-something?” There are many...
by Courtney Mykytyn | May 18, 2017 | our stories
It’s the micromoments. I’m standing in line buying too much toilet paper and that bottle of hand soap that I don’t need but has an irresistibly pretty label. The woman waiting to check out behind me asks: “hey, nice cleanser… where do your kids go to school?”....
by Integrated Schools | May 3, 2017 | book club, events, our stories
Join us for the last-before-summer-break Book Club meeting! This session’s topic: Integrating with Equity –or— Thoughtful Opting In –or—How Not to Gentrify a School. Meeting times: Sunday May 21st 6pmPT/9pmET & Tuesday May 23 9amPT/noonET HOW IT WORKS: Sign up...
by Courtney Mykytyn | Apr 20, 2017 | our stories
Holme’s Buying Homes, Buying Schools is an older article (2002) about parents choosing to leave Los Angeles Unified School District and buy a home in adjacent suburbs “for,” yes, “the schools”. But just try and say that this 15 year old...
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...
