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Posted inEducation
Take a Closer Look at Those Back-to-School Photos: Is Something Missing?
School photos provide a snapshot of segregated schools from across the country.
Posted inPolitical Animal
DeVos Tries to Enlist HBCUs in Her Ideological War
HBCU’s were not ‘pioneers of school choice.’
Posted inEducation, Higher Education
Explaining America’s Segregated History to International Students — and Staying the Course
The challenges, and joys, of teaching “American Cultures” to undergraduates from abroad
Posted inThe Grade
When Journalists Make The Story About Themselves
.@nytimes reporter Nikole Hannah-Jones on choosing a school for her daughter in a segregated city:https://t.co/TzfIU9qSbL — WNYC ? (@WNYC) June 9, 2016 This WNYC video shows Nikole Hannah-Jones and her daughter going to school. There’s a tremendous power that can come when a reporter puts her or himself into a news story, combining reported facts with personal […]
Posted inEducation
Questioning Affluent Parents’ School Choices
One of the biggest takeaways from the NYT Sunday Magazine article Choosing A School For My Daughter is how unusual it seems to be for parents with other choices to send their children to schools with lower test scores or higher rates of segregation — and how relatively little attention has been paid in the media […]
