“Ambiguous”
What does it mean to be American, to be Black or Brown, Red or Yellow? Soon, in the United States the majority of people will be mixed and/or people of color. The question we must ask ourselves is what does this mean? Will equality be realized? Is [...]
NEPC; Research-Based Options for Education Policymaking
William J. Mathis June 13, 2013 Press Release Media Citations Research-Based Options for Education Policymaking is a 10-part brief that takes up important policy issues and identifies policies supported by research. Each section focuses on a different issue, and its recommendations for policymakers are based on the [...]
Troubling Jim Crow: Installment #1
On this the fifth anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's Address on Civil Rights empathyeducates would like to introduce the first of four installments written by Sherick Hughes, Ph.D. on the subject of "Troubling Jim Crow." Today, let us all remember the words utter two score [...]
the kindness school (beyond the archeology of white people, pt. 2)
By Paul L. Thomas | Originally Published at The Everyday Motion of Artifacts May 24, 2013 it simply happened one day when the teachers decided enough was enough all the boys with OCD spent the day playing drums or riding their bicycles and the introverts sat quietly [...]
the archeology of white people
By Paul L. Thomas | Originally Published at The Everyday Motion of Artifacts May 23, 2013 I was a white girl in a crowd of white girls in the park “Pink Rabbits,” The National “They’re such beautiful shirts,” she sobbed, her voice muffled in the thick folds. [...]
Report Unravels the Sordid History of Racial Segregation in Chicago Public Schools
By CTU Research | May 17, 2013 } Download the report. CHICAGO—On what is the 59th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision, the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) today released a report on the history of disruptive actions against communities of [...]
Stop and Frisk; The Statistics Speak
Learn About Tableau Stop and Frisk; The Statistics Speak The Center for Constitutional Rights has long examined the data on Stop and Frisk. The statistics are startling and perhaps worth a review. The New York Civil Liberties Union also invites [...]