By Ana Radelet, CT Mirror Washington – Hartford School Superintendent Beth Schiavino-Narvaez told a national forum here Friday that city and state budget crises are affecting Hartford’s public schools at a critical juncture in their fight against economic and racial segregation. … [Read more...] about Hartford School Chief Says Budget Woes Will Impact Desegregation Efforts (CT Mirror)
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Taking Housing, Education Equity Beyond the School Doors (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
By Elisa Crouch, St. Louis Post-Dispatch ST. LOUIS • When they founded the school, organizers of City Garden Montessori had the goal of improving educational opportunity in a neighborhood where the only public schools were struggling. … [Read more...] about Taking Housing, Education Equity Beyond the School Doors (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
21 People, Moments and Ideas that Defined Milwaukee: Part 3 (On Milwaukee)
On Milwaukee Also known as the Bay View Tragedy, the Bay View Massacre started on May 1, 1886, when 7,000 building-trades workers joined with 5,000 Polish laborers to go on strike against their employers in demand of an eight-hour work day. Within two days, 14,000 workers had joined forces in solidarity, gathering at the Milwaukee Iron Company rolling mill in Bay View … [Read more...] about 21 People, Moments and Ideas that Defined Milwaukee: Part 3 (On Milwaukee)
Why Flint’s Children Can’t Leave the City that Poisoned Them (Washington Post)
By Emily Badger, Washington Post On a map of American disadvantage, Genesee County, Mich., stands out as a troubling outlier for the Midwest and even the entire nation. … [Read more...] about Why Flint’s Children Can’t Leave the City that Poisoned Them (Washington Post)
The Section 8 Voucher Trap (New Republic)
By E. Tammy Kim, New Republic Yonkers, just north of New York City, can be a noisy place. Kendra Rose grew up here—on Ashburton Avenue, which divides the city’s hard-up south from its middle-class north, and then on Beech. Those who know the area know to avoid roads like Beech, Elm, Poplar, Willow and Linden, the notorious “tree streets.” … [Read more...] about The Section 8 Voucher Trap (New Republic)
