Earlier today, the U.S. House Education & Labor Committee held a hearing,
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NCSD AND TCF HILL BRIEFING
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THE COLOR OF LAW THE MOVIE
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A great resource for educators and an easy way to introduce people to the facts and history around de jure and government-sanctioned de facto segregation in our society
The compelling documentary,
Segregated by Design, traces the history of federal, state, and local governments working to intentionally and deliberately create, further, and preserve segregation.
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An acclaimed economist (and NCSD Research Advisory Panel member) reveals that school integration efforts in the 1970s and 1980s were overwhelmingly successful - and argues that we must renew our commitment to integration for the sake of all Americans in a new book.
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A new report by the Century Foundation analyzes and grades charter schools laws across the county on their effectiveness in furthering integration. See
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Coming out of the
Institute on Metropolitan Opportunity
, this report tracks neighbor-hood change and its relationship to the displacement of low-income individuals from 2000 to 2016, based on data from
the U.S. Census.
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A new report from the Poverty & Race Research Action Council and the National Education Association describes housing policies that educators and activists might leverage to improve outcomes and access for students.
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(Harvard Graduate School of Education, March 27)
Professor Walker discusses the significance of black teachers during the Civil Rights-era, where we went wrong with school integration, and whether we can do better.
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***CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE AND SUSTAINING EDUCATION FORUM****
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On March 16th, ERASE Racism in collaboration with Molloy College and the Long Island (NY) Chapter, The Links Incorporated convened the Culturally Responsive and Sustaining Education Forum.
The forum was attended by over 90 people. It enabled a diverse group of Long Island students, educators and community advocates to explore both existing and new policies and practices regarding culturally responsive and sustaining education through plenary speakers and interactive workshops.
The forum not only addressed culturally responsive and sustaining education, but also centered the student voice as the day was structured by ERASE Racism's Student Task Force.
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Learning Policy Institute
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
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Learning Policy Institute
May 1, 2019
Washington, DC
The Learning Policy Institute and Advancement Project, Dignity in Schools Campaign, The Education Trust, Educators for Excellence, National Association of Secondary School Principals, National Education Association, Southern Education Foundation, UnidosUS, and UNCF will be hosting this congressional briefing.
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NYC Government
May 1, 2019
New York City, NY
Click here
for more information on NYC School Diversity Advisory Group.
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May 2-3, 2019
New Brunswick, NJ
Building on the last
Summit for Civil Rights at the University of Minnesota Law school, leaders will come together to present a program of social and racial justice and expanded middle class opportunity for all Americans.
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The 65th anniversary of
Brown v. Board of Education
is on May 17th. Here is a look at what some of our members and partners are doing to commemorate the anniversary.
- Washington, DC (May 2): The Urban Institute will be hosting a discussion of the importance of and path to integrated schools, featuring Rucker Johnson, associate professor at the University of California, Berkeley, and author of the new book Children of the Dream: Why School Integration Works, as well as Matt Gonzales, Director of the School Diversity Project at New York Appleseed. They'll cover the latest research on school integration and discuss the diverse policy solutions that could help reverse deep-seated biases and trends. Click here for more information.
- University Park, PA (May 10): Featuring a keynote from Nikole Hannah-Jones, the Center for Education and Civil Rights at Pennsylvania State University is co-convening a national symposium of education, law, and policy scholars and practitioners at Pennsylvania State University. There three panels will explore integration issues on: 1) Policies and Practices Perpetuating Racial Inequality; 2) The Role of the State Today; 3) Growing Critically Conscious Teachers. Click here for more information.
- Washington, DC (May 17): The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund will be celebrating the 65th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education. More details to come soon. For information on tickets or sponsorship contact [email protected] or 212-965-2265.
- New York City (May 17): As their six-week campaign to elevate student voice to say 65 years without an end to school segregation is enough, IntegrateNYC will celebrate the transformation they envision by hosting a #RetireSegregation Party. Click here for more information.
- Washington, DC (May 19): Learn Together, Live Together is localizing the anniversary specifically commemorating Bolling v. Sharpe, one of the five cases consolidated into Brown v. Board of Education. Bolling challenged school segregation in Washington, DC. The community event will be held at John Philip Sousa Junior High, which was the school at the center of the historic civil rights case. Click here for more information.
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Four-day Professional Development Summer Institute at Teachers College, Columbia University in the City of New York
July 15-18, 2019
***Earn 3 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) or 30 NY State Continuing Teacher and Leadership Education (CTLE) hours.***
Many state plans for complying with the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), discuss the importance of culturally responsive and relevant teaching and social-emotional development as a way to improve student learning and outcomes. These new plans, which go into effect this coming fall, call on educators to be more aware of the role of culture in the process of learning. The strategies and practices necessary to do that are central to the Reimagining Education: Teaching and Learning in Racially Diverse Schools Summer Institute.
Dr.Gloria Ladson-Billings, a prominent scholar in culturally relevant teaching and professor emeritus from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will deliver the Gordon Lecture at the Institute on Monday, July 15. She will also participate in the professional development work taking place throughout the week.
Registration is filling up and the Early Bird Offer ends in early May. Special pricing and scholarships for New York City and New England educators.
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