by Ali McKay | May 30, 2018 | our stories
by Ali McKay If you have young kids or use Redfin, you’ve probably seen the school ratings from GreatSchools. Our school is rated a “4”. That’s out of 10. When I was in school, forty percent is not a grade that I or my parents would have been happy with. In fact,...
by integratedschls | Mar 27, 2018 | news
A sad note to begin… Linda Brown, the symbolic center of Brown v. Board of Education 1954 Supreme Court decision died yesterday at the age of 76. Brown’s death came only a few days after the Newsweek coverage of Charlotte NC announcing what we already...
by Courtney | Apr 25, 2017 | achievement culture, college, news, race, social justice
The Privilege of School Choice: When given the chance, will wealthy parents ever choose to desegregate schools? Worth the read here from Patrick Wall! Article about rezoning in NYC and the deep, deep, deep ‘good/bad’ school stories… Here’s a nice chunk on...
by Courtney | 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...
by Courtney | Mar 8, 2017 | news, race
David Berliner, former dean of the school of education at Arizona State University and a past president of the American Educational Research Association writes here about a topic that plagues integration efforts: the FAILING SCHOOLS Narrative. ...