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Can We Really Measure Racial Prejudice?

The British Social Attitudes survey usually involves interviews with about 3,300 people, chosen at random. Photograph: Fiona Hanson/PA Is racial prejudice racism and how do we know if one, the other or either exists? Do we believe that racism persists? Perhaps we are comfortable with the notion [...]

Can We Really Measure Racial Prejudice?2016-11-29T17:37:59-05:00

Charter Schools’ Katrina Memory Hole

Update June 14, 2015… Louisiana Department of Education allegedly updated their pre Katrina numbers in a High School Performance [PDF] but you'll notice still no methodology. Also, again, they conflate the 2003-04 school year with the 2004-05 school year. More laundering. We’ve [...]

Charter Schools’ Katrina Memory Hole2016-11-29T17:37:59-05:00

For the First Time, Public Education Revenue Decreases in 2012, Census Bureau Reports

Public elementary and secondary education revenue declined in fiscal year 2012 for the first time since 1977, when the U.S. Census Bureau began collecting public education finance data on an annual basis. According to new Census Bureau findings released today, public elementary and secondary school [...]

For the First Time, Public Education Revenue Decreases in 2012, Census Bureau Reports2016-11-29T17:37:59-05:00

These Eight Charts Show Why Racial Equality Is a Myth in America

America, do you know where your children are? Parents, how might you see your son? Is he a scholar, a saint, or is he scorned for his race? Perhaps each of these is true. What about your daughter? Is she the greatest? Is she considered equal to [...]

These Eight Charts Show Why Racial Equality Is a Myth in America2016-11-29T17:37:59-05:00

Segregation not about Proximity, but Equity

In this April. 1, 2011 photo, New York City fifth graders enter PS321, a public elementary school in the Brooklyn Borough of New York. New York state has the most segregated public schools in the nation, with many black and Latino students attending schools with virtually no [...]

Segregation not about Proximity, but Equity2016-11-29T17:37:59-05:00

Junk Food Industry’s New Ploy: How They’re Secretly Making School Lunches Even Grosser

Photographic Credit: Flickr/Judy Baxter By Jim Newell | Originally Published at Salon. May 22, 2014 During the Democrats’ productive 2010 lame-duck session of Congress, one of the major legislative items they were able to pass was the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, a.k.a. “Michelle Obama’s child nutrition bill.” [...]

Junk Food Industry’s New Ploy: How They’re Secretly Making School Lunches Even Grosser2016-11-29T17:37:59-05:00

Enforcing School Dress Codes Teaches Girls to be Ashamed, Not ‘Modest’

We need to stop telling girls that their existence is problematic to men. Photograph: Alamy By Jessica Valenti | Originally Published at The Guardian. May 21, 2014 Dress codes assume that male students' education needs to be protected. What girls need doesn't rate Now that the [...]

Enforcing School Dress Codes Teaches Girls to be Ashamed, Not ‘Modest’2016-11-29T17:37:59-05:00

Getting A College Degree Won’t Protect Black Workers From The Economy’s Racial Barriers

AP Photograph | Carolyn Kaster By Bryce Covert Originally Published at Think Progress. May 20, 2014 AT 3:57 PM The unemployment rate for black workers has been significantly higher than for white workers since government data has been collected. But despite the fact that college graduates fare [...]

Getting A College Degree Won’t Protect Black Workers From The Economy’s Racial Barriers2016-11-29T17:37:59-05:00

Post-Apocalyptic Mindset in a Civilized World

Photograph; Appalachian Children. Tumblr. By Paul L. Thomas, Ed.D. | Originally Published at the Becoming Radical. May 20, 2014 The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. Henry David Thoreau, Walden Since October 1999, when I experienced several weeks of unrelenting panic attacks, I [...]

Post-Apocalyptic Mindset in a Civilized World2016-11-29T17:37:59-05:00
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