Guest Post: What message are we sending to black children when we tell them only integration will save them?

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Guest Post: What message are we sending to black children when we tell them only integration will save them?

By Chris Stewart

A story ran last week from the Associated Press about segregation in charter schools, and, right on cue a lot of my reform-loving friends rushed to their keyboards to bang out rebuttals and register complaints.

While I think most of the article was a wandering fiat against data and common sense, there is one important takeaway to seize.

Please excuse me while I now turn my attention to black parents for a moment. Black folks, it’s time you had the talk with your children.

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Guest Post: What Seattle can learn from the L.A. parents who 'spoke up' and got a school board that puts kids first

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Guest Post: What Seattle can learn from the L.A. parents who 'spoke up' and got a school board that puts kids first

"School board leaders have ignored parents, we argued, because parents rarely hold them accountable for their actions by showing up to vote. The way to change that, we suggested, was for parents to get educated about the issues, get organized and to make our voices heard loud and clear at the ballot box.

And that’s exactly what we did."

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Charter school parents, brace yourself, the haters have returned

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