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If you support voluntary diverse interdistrict magnet schools as a way to improve the learning opportunities for all students in our...
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Nov 21, 20211 min read
D&C story says report by national organization offers pathway to local integrated magnet school
Check out this story by Democrat and Chronicle reporter Justin Murphy: “Report revives vision for integrated, inter-district...
Nov 16, 20214 min read
National report supports creation of diverse interdistrict magnet schools in Monroe County: Several
A thoroughly-documented new report shows that diverse magnets are an effective tool in rolling back segregation and improving educational...
Oct 3, 20213 min read
Great Schools for All / Roc2Change Student Survey Results
Great Schools for All (GS4A) has published the analysis of a collaborative survey of students in Monroe County Schools conducted in May...
Feb 2, 20181 min read
A promising Path Forward for city schools
The Rochester City School District’s recently-released Path Forward plan contains a number of clear references to directions GS4A...
May 3, 20163 min read
The national trend toward integration is gathering momentum
Unlike every fresh Donal Trump insult, the push to re-integrate American schools has not gone viral. Yet. Most Rochesterians, like most...
Jan 25, 20164 min read
Is There a Market for Interdistrict Magnet Schools?
In meeting after meeting with a wide range of community residents and leaders, Great Schools for All proponents hear variations on these...
Nov 30, 20154 min read
Not one, but many strategies for lifting kids out of poverty
I attended all three of the recent GS4A town hall meetings in city and suburban locations, and was struck by the strong support for...
Jul 20, 20153 min read
Let’s work at finding our ‘Yes Zone’
I write this from Jamison Square in the heart of the Pearl District of Portland, Oregon. This urban beach is Portland’s biggest kid...
Jun 15, 20153 min read
More Diverse Schools can Create WIN-WIN for All
If Great Schools for All had a mantra, it would be WIN-WIN. We don’t have to accept as inevitable huge gaps between winners and losers,...
Jun 9, 20153 min read
From children ‘at risk’ to ‘Children of Promise’
I am a racist; most likely you are, too. My racism took root in the ’60s in my hometown, Detroit. I was 7 when Detroit burned. If you...
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