by Peter Piazza | Feb 17, 2020 | integration, news, parenting, race, social justice
Part 1 of the roundup, published yesterday, looked at recent school integration debates in Austin, TX and Wake County, NC. This post summarizes similar activity in Sausalito, Oakland, nearby Baltimore, Charleston, SC and Richmond, VA. As I note in the first post,...
by Courtney Mykytyn | Oct 12, 2017 | news, parenting, race, social justice
Another good discussion w/ Nikole Hannah-Jones who was just named one of the 2017 MacArthur Fellows. If you haven’t read/heard everything she’s said, please do! But you can start with this Adam Ruins Everything podcast interview. A worthwhile way to spend...
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 Courtney Mykytyn | Feb 3, 2017 | news, parenting, race, social justice
I’ve had so many people telling me that pushing for school integration through parents is a losing battle — racism/classism notwithstanding, the segregation of our neighborhoods is always cited. Of course housing (and redlining etc) affects school...
by Courtney Mykytyn | Jan 12, 2017 | our stories, parenting, race, social justice
Seriously. I’ve been a bit out of touch taking care of an ill relative, but I finally got the chance to watch Obama’s Farewell Address… (you can and, if you haven’t already, definitely should watch the whole thing here. Damn. I’ve been thinking nonstop about the...