by Courtney Mykytyn | Dec 1, 2016 | news, our stories, parenting, race, social justice
This is a beautiful essay. This part especially got me: “When we start comparing predominantly white communities to communities of color, I want to help people start to change the narrative from “better”… to different.” She’s right. The way we talk about schools...
by Courtney Mykytyn | Nov 30, 2016 | news, race, social justice
From his blog GreatSchoolVoices.org based out of Oakland, CA… “The basics of desegregation are simple. It just takes will.”
by Courtney Mykytyn | Nov 17, 2016 | our stories, race, social justice
by Kelly Bare Many of us are still in shock: How could so many Americans know the hurtful, unacceptable things Donald Trump has said about and done to other human beings — not to mention the outright bigotry his campaign failed to thoroughly disavow — and vote for him...
by Integrated Schools | Nov 11, 2016 | our stories, race, social justice
As a Parent-with-Choice in support of the fundamental premise that all children have the right to a quality education, and with the belief that in choosing a school for my child I am also building the world they will live in as an adult, I pledge…
by Courtney Mykytyn | Nov 2, 2016 | news, race, social justice
Why Some Kids Are Put In Special Education And Others In Gifted Programs: Racial stereotyping can affect kids at every stage of life We’ve seen this before… I can’t help but guess that this would be a different story if our teachers had been...
by Courtney Mykytyn | Nov 1, 2016 | news, race, social justice
Heartbreaking. Teacher Kandice Sumner’s entire talk is moving and well worth a watch. But this — this killed me: “knowing that strangers will take care of you is a privilege my kids aren’t afforded.” And so it goes, on and on… But...
