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Barbara Miner on “Why are Playgrounds Even Controversial?” « Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!

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Barbara Miner on “Why are Playgrounds Even Controversial?”

Do children deserve playgrounds? Why is this even controversial?
By Barbara Miner July 22, 2012 View from the Heartland  Barbara Miner’s blog is part of MJS’s Purple Wisconsin project. Miner is an award-winning journalist and photographer.
It’s a sad day in Milwaukee when we are forced to debate whether young children deserve playgrounds at their school.
Unfortunately, it’s another example of the deeply “separate and unequal” educational realities in our hypersegregated region. Can you imagine an outpouring of complaints in affluent suburbs such as Whitefish Bay