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Do you believe that children are our future?  So does ARC.  Unfortunately, our education system is a disservice to people of color, denying them adequate knowledge and skills for a 21st century job market. 

The following resources illustrate the importance of closing the gap on racial disparities in education and provides important information for exposing the inequities that afflict U.S. public schools.



Racial Disparities Related to School Zero Tolerance Policies
April 13, 2006

Testimony to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Feb. 18, 2000 by Terry Keleher, Program Director, ERASE Initiative
Applied Research Center.

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Testimony to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights: Attachment 1
April 13, 2006

Testimony to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Feb. 18, 2000 by Terry Keleher, Program Director, ERASE Initiative
Applied Research Center.

Attachment 1

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Testimony to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights: Attachment 2
April 13, 2006

Testimony to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Feb. 18, 2000 by Terry Keleher, Program Director, ERASE Initiative
Applied Research Center.

Attachment 2

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Testimony to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights: Attachment 3
April 13, 2006

Testimony to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Feb. 18, 2000 by Terry Keleher, Program Director, ERASE Initiative
Applied Research Center.

Attachment 3

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Testimony to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights: Attachment 4
April 13, 2006

Testimony to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Feb. 18, 2000 by Terry Keleher, Program Director, ERASE Initiative
Applied Research Center.

Attachment 4

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Reading, Writing, Race & Resegregation
April 13, 2006

45 Years After Brown v. Board of Education, by Libero Della Piana. What’s really wrong with schools? Libero Della Piana argues that race is the key to education reform. Full article available on ColorLines here

 
Just Facts
April 13, 2006
Racial Resegregration and Inequality in The Public Schools, by Patrisia Macías Rojas and Rebecca Gordon. Full article available on ColorLines here.
 
What Can Be Done?
April 13, 2006
by Libero Della Piana. The challenges in public education are complex and there are no easy “quick fix” solutions. That said, listed below are some measures which, if implemented, go a long way towards creating greater racial equality in our schools... Full article available on ColorLines here.
 
Language Hysteria
April 13, 2006
The Aftermath of California’s Bilingual Ban. An Interview with Deborah Escobedo by Rebecca Gordon. Full article available on ColorLines here.
 
ERASE-- Towards a New Model of School Reform
April 13, 2006
by Terry Keleher. “Central High School suspends students of color all the time,” says Takina Greene, an 18-year-old member of Direct Action for Rights & Equality (DARE) in Providence, RI. “Our futures aren’t important to them.” Full article available on ColorLines here.
 
"Educate to Liberate!"
April 13, 2006

Multiculturalism and the Struggle for Ethnic Studies, by Bob Wing. Now that multiculturalism is in vogue, should Ethnic Studies declare victory? ColorLines editor Bob Wing looks at the struggles that have shaped thirty years of Ethnic Studies. Full article available on ColorLines here.

 
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  • Despite a surge in discrimination, the crisis for immigrant and refugee communities remains relatively invisible to the general public.
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  • In the ongoing battle over immigration, conservative rhetoric continues to escalate. It's racist, and it gets results.  Here, then, are…
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  • Assessing our Options in the Aftermath of the September 11th Tragedy. A Curriculum from the Applied Research Center available as…

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