Inequities

Bridges, just 6 years old on November 14, 1960, was set to begin first grade at William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans. NEW ORLEANS — Sixty years ago, Ruby Bridges walked to school escorted by four…
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A strong majority of Americans say our public education system is unequal, and half say the nation's schools aren't well equipped to help children of all races and ethnicities succeed, according to a new Axios-Ipsos survey.Why it…
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The study found the elementary schools, with fewer students and smaller attendance zones, are more segregated across the state than middle schools and high schools.Districts have been doing work to reform their open enrollment processes…
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I recently wrote a series of columns on National Park Service facilities in Arkansas, and received a call from old friend and Charleston native Archie Schaffer III. He urged me not to forget the Charleston National Commemorative Site. A…
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Between the ongoing pandemic and the election, chances are you’ve missed out lately on some excellent offerings from podcast world. Luckily, it isn’t too late to binge some of the best new series and seasons of the fall, and even a few…
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by James C. Sherlock I provided an extensive review in this space of the latest book by Dr. Bettina Love, an assistant professor in the education school of the University of Georgia. She advocates separate but equally funded schools…
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by James A. Bacon “School segregation by race and poverty is deepening in Virginia,” asserts the opening line of a just-published study, “School Segregation by Boundary Line in Virginia.” The study proceeds to show no such thing. While…
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This week, Victoria has pledged a $169.9 boost for preschool (called kinder in Victoria) to reduce fees for all four year olds and eligible three year olds in 2021. The announcement came a day after New South Wales pledged free…
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Breaking News Lucille Bridges, who made a historic walk with her 6-year-old daughter, Ruby Bridges, in 1960 -- into a…
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Dr. Bettina Love We Want to Do More Than Survive: Abolitionist Teaching and the Pursuit of Educational Freedom by Bettina Love (2019) Reviewed by James C. Sherlock Background and Introduction I became interested in reviewing this book…
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