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Will Charter Schools Re-segregate Public Schools? You Decide!




Will Charter Schools Re-segregate Public Schools? You Decide! 






Brown v. Board Fails: Resegregation is Accidentally on Purpose #Brownat60 | Cloaking Inequity
Brown v. Board Fails: Resegregation is Accidentally on Purpose #Brownat60 | Cloaking Inequity: Brown v. Board Fails: Resegregation is Accidentally on Purpose #Brownat60Since it’s inception the United States has enacted and supported racially discriminatory policies. On May 17, 1954, the US Supreme Court handed down a unanimous decision in Brown v. Board of Education, outlawing racial segregation i
Charter segregation adds layer in Brown v. Board debate
Charter segregation adds layer in Brown v. Board debate: Charter segregation adds layer in Brown v. Board debateSixty years after the Supreme Court ordered an end to segregated schools, the problem of separate and unequal hasn't gone away — and some say charter schools are part of the problem.About 6 percent of Nashville public school students attend charter schools, but with the state's blessing
Still apart: Map shows states with most-segregated schools
Still apart: Map shows states with most-segregated schools: PUBLIC SCHOOLS STILL SEGREGATEDIn its 1954 Brown v. Topeka Board of Education ruling, the Supreme Court ruled separate is not equal, and segregation by race is unconstitutional. But 60 years later, segregation is still widespread in America's public schools.Segregation is still widespread at American public schools, 60 years after the lan

Louisiana Special Education Bill Would Segregate Students With Disabilities, Advocates Say
Louisiana Special Education Bill Would Segregate Students With Disabilities, Advocates Say: Louisiana Special Education Bill Would Segregate Students With Disabilities, Advocates SayShould schools expect students with a disability to know the same things as other kids their age to advance and graduate?This decades-old question, which strikes at the heart of the civil rights movement for students w

Devastating Report Condemns Corporate Reform as Civil Rights Fraud - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher
Devastating Report Condemns Corporate Reform as Civil Rights Fraud - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: Devastating Report Condemns Corporate Reform as Civil Rights FraudBy Anthony Cody on May 16, 2014 8:11 AMAs the 60th anniversary of Brown vs. Board of Education arrives, a report has been released by the Journey 4 Justice Alliance, a coalition of community, youth and parent-led organiz
Feds remind charters of civil rights obligations :: SI&A Cabinet Report :: The Essential Resource for Superintendents and the Cabinet
Feds remind charters of civil rights obligations :: SI&A Cabinet Report :: The Essential Resource for Superintendents and the Cabinet: Feds remind charters of civil rights obligationsby Tom Chorneau(District of Columbia) Despite the claims of some critics that charter schools are largely unaccountable to key education mandates, the U.S. Department of Education issued clear noticethis week that
Journey for Justice has just issued a new report Death by a Thousand Cuts: Racism, School Closures, and Public School Sabotage. It’s well researched and heavily footnoted, but more than that, it is a powerful, moving piece of social and political commentary: The move toward the expansion of charter schools, and away from public schools, in communities of color has been staggeringly swift, and it