School segregation by the maps
Sometimes a map is worth a thousand words These two were posted on Vox.com and prepared by the Urban Institute.
Sometimes a map is worth a thousand words These two were posted on Vox.com and prepared by the Urban Institute.
I attended all three of the recent GS4A town hall meetings in city and suburban locations, and was struck by the strong support for increasing socioeconomic and racial diversity in our schools, and the practical and societal impacts that can result from such initiatives. I was also struck by the need to clarify our …
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Should private schools be allowed to compete in Section V and New York State Public High School Athletic Association post-season tournaments? This question is as old as high school tournaments, but private schools in New York have competed everywhere, except Buffalo’s Section VI region, since forever. But 18 Monroe County school superintendents (read more here) …
This video was posted this week on Vox.com. The speaker is reporter Nikole Hannah-Jones, who writes for The New York Times Magazine and she has written on school segregation for ProPublica and This American Life. Agree or disagree, this piece deserves our attention. Stick with it through the end.
At a rally after the Newtown shootings, I listened to Marian Wright Edelman exhort concerned citizens to be like fleas on the back of the NRA. She emphasized that, while each of us individually yields little power, our combined steady barrage of letters, emails, phone calls, and Facebook posts over the long haul would be effective. …
My wife ran into an acquaintance the other morning and asked about the woman’s daughter who had attended the Harley school. The proud mom told my wife that her daughter, a 2013 college graduate, got a great job working for, as she noted “one of the 1 percent.” She lives now in Brooklyn but is …
Improving outcomes for the youngest children in our poorest schools is probably the single most important thing our community can do right now to give city students a chance at success. I am often told by educators that the research is clear on this point: Children who do not move from “learning to read” to “reading to …
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With nearly 30,000 students, is the Rochester City School District just too big to deliver the quality education city students deserve and are entitled to by the NYS constitution? That’s the questions asked by an Oct. 1 WHEC TV 10 story—“ Should the Rochester City School District be broken into smaller districts?” The story reacts …
Great Schools for All scheduled three meetings for further community discussion of GS4A’s current work and proposals. The topics will focus on: Proposals for legislative changes Expanded summer-learning opportunities starting in 2016 Broadened GS4A leadership and support These meetings differ from some recent GS4A updates in that: They are held at different times of day …
Another Sunday brings another article advocating for school choice in Rochester from our friends in the suburbs. Writing in the Oct. 2 Democrat and Chronicle, business columnist Pat Burke again decries the lack of progress in city schools and calls for a more competitive model to ensure that all urban children receive the education guaranteed to …