Education 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.
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April 13, 2006
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by Nicole Davis. What role do cops have in kids' education? In September 1998, the New York City Department of Education voted to turn control of public school safety over to the NYPD. Full article available on ColorLines here. |
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June 19, 1997
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Abstinence-Only Curricula in California Public Schools by Phyllida Burlingame, 1997. |
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April 13, 2006
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An Interview with Jesse Jackson on Race and School Discipline, by Bob Wing and Terry Keleher. Full article available on ColorLines here. |
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October 14, 2001
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How Zero Tolerance Policies and High Stakes Testing Subvert Academic Excellence and Racial Equity.
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April 13, 2006
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by Tammy Johnson. Tammy Johnson says California could learn some lessons from Milwaukee about the racist impact of school vouchers. Full article available on ColorLines here. |
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October 14, 2000
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California School Vouchers Will Increase Racial Inequality. by Tammy Johnson, Libero Della Piana and Phyllida Burlingamea. October, 2000. Executive Summary. |
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April 13, 2006
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by Victor Goode. Victor Goode explains what’s at stake in the conflict over affirmative action. Full article available on ColorLines here. |
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August 14, 1999
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How California Teaching Policies Aggravate Racial Inequality in Public Schools. © Applied Research Center, August 1999. Principal Researchers: Terry Keleher, Libero Della Piana & Manijeh Fat. Executive Summary. |
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April 13, 2006
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by Gabrielle Banks. Prison college programs, decimated by a ‘94 crime bill, have begun a slow comeback. As more people of color attend classes behind bars, the politics of prison education are once again up for debate. Full article available on ColorLines here. |
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April 13, 2006
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by Victor Goode. Fifty years ago, Brown v. Board of Education was one of the linchpins of a social revolution that ended Jim Crow. In many ways it was more successful at ending segregation in public life than it was in changing our schools. What is Brown’s relevance for the next decade? Full article available on ColorLines here. |
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February 14, 1999
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Testing, Tracking, and Students of Color in U.S Public Schools. © Applied Research Center, February 1999. Principal Researchers: Rebecca Gordon & Libero Della Piana. Additional research by: Phyllida Burlingame, Akilah Monifa & Oliver Wan. |
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