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Many of our members are presenting at and attending this conference, reflecting on the 1968 Kerner Commission report. You can read an executive summary of the Commission's report here.
Tomorrow, a panel on "Education, Achievement, and Performance," featuring Rucker Johnson, Linda Darling-Hammond, and Jitu Brown will be moderated by Erica Frankenberg. A related report by Linda Darling-Hammond, Education and the Path to One Nation, Indivisible, summarizes the state of education and offers recommendations.
Follow along and join in the dialogue on Twitter using #Kerner50 -- don't forget to tag @diverse_schools!
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Monday, March 5
9:30 am coffee/donuts
10:00 am program
Dirksen Senate Office Building
Room SD-G50
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Policy Briefing in Washington DC
Bringing Civil Rights Research to Bear on Voucher Programs: Are the Promises Realized?
The Civil Rights Project and collaborators from several research universities will present new research on the civil rights implications of voucher programs.
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Court Haults Gardendale Secession
The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals denied Gardendale, Alabama's motion to separate itself from the Jefferson County public school system. The appeal was litigated by the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. Read LDF's statement here.
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Leading the Charge for Student Leadership in New York
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New York Appleseed joined students from IntegrateNYC and Teens Take Charge to meet with the New York State Board of Regents Chancellor Betty Rosa and Regents Luis Reyes, Judith Johnson, and Christine Chea to collaborate on the development of a Statewide Student Advisory Council focused on Diversity, Equity, and Integration.
If you are interested in learning more about this work, please contact Matt Gonzales at mgonzales@nyappleseed.org.
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- Charter Schools Driving Segregation in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. A new study released by the Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles at UCLA with researchers at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte finds that charter schools in Charlotte and Mecklenburg County are directly and indirectly undermining school district efforts to desegregate public schools.
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Educational Inequality through Digital Storytelling
Earlier this week, Alvin Chang delivered a public lecture at Trinity College in Hartford, CT. Video and resources are available
here.
Alvin Chang is Senior Graphics Reporter at Vox.com. He previously worked as a data journalist at the Connecticut Mirror.
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The Century Foundation Co-Hosts "Debate of the Century" on School Segregation
Watch Professor Sheryll Cashin of Georgetown University and Dr. Howard Fuller of Marquette University debate whether school segregation is one of the biggest threats to education today.
Moderated by the former secretary of education John King.
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The
Center for Education and Civil Rights
(CECR) seeks a post-doctoral scholar to assist with all aspects of the Center including conducting and disseminating research to a wide range of audiences; writing for media, policymakers, and practitioners; and organizing and planning national convenings and local events.
The position will be open until filled. Applications received by March 31, 2018 are assured of full consideration.
Please direct any questions to CECR Director Erica Frankenberg at euf10@psu.edu, using subject line "CECR Post-Doc."
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The Poverty & Race Research Action Council is hiring for two positions:
Communications Manager. This position is geared toward mid-level communications professionals who can provide vision and leadership to PRRAC in developing and implementing the strategies, messages, and materials that promote PRRAC and NCSD as valuable systemic change agents and leading experts on issues related to housing and school integration policy and environmental justice.
Policy Fellow. PRRAC also seeks a recent or emerging law school graduate who is committed to civil rights and who is interested in engaging in federal, state, and local policy advocacy, detailed regulatory analysis, and public education and field outreach. This position will primarily involve fair housing work, with additional projects in education and environmental justice policy according to interest and need.
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Upcoming Events of Interest
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Opportunity to connect with NCSD members at NYCoRE conference:
The "Real Representation for Real Integration" workshop will bring together New York City based students, educators, parents, and community activists fighting school integration. Led by New York Appleseed, IntegrateNYC and Epic Theatre Ensemble, this session will explore youth activism, youth-centered policy design, arts activism, and the ways in which educators and adult allies can support and join youth-led movements.
Learn more about New York Collective of Radical Educators (NYCoRE) here.
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Reimagining Integration Practices Conference
Harvard Graduate School of Education
More info coming soon
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Reimagining Education Summer Institute
Teachers College, Columbia University
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"Color of Law" Book Tour with Richard Rothstein
Richard Rothstein continues his tour for his recent book,
Color of Law, which
uncovers a forgotten history of how racially explicit policies of federal, state, and local governments created patterns of residential segregation that persist to this day. See tour destinations and dates below.
03/06/18
5:00PM |
Book Lecture
(Must RSVP)
Host: McKinney School of Law
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Indianapolis, IN
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03/07/18
12:00PM |
White Lies: The Truth About Segregation
(Ticketed)
Sponsored by: United Way of Central Ohio
Host: Columbus Metropolitan Club
Rothstein will appear with Lawrence Funderburke, former OSU and NBA basketball star, and the author of "Sociopsychonomics," and Noceeba Southern, administrative law judge, former state court judge and federal prosecutor.
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Columbus, OH
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National Coalition on School Diversity
c/o Poverty and Race Research Action Council
Website: school-diversity.org
Email: school-diversity@prrac.org
Mailing Address: 740 15th St. NW #300 Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202-544-5066
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