BLACK CHILDREN CONTINUE TO BE PUSHED OUT OF AMERICAN SCHOOLS DURING PANDEMIC

10.12.20

Black Children Continue to be Pushed out of American Schools During Pandemic

When legal and educational systems fail to recognize the humanity of those they sentence, such callousness leaves the most fragile the most vulnerable and in…

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05.26.21
Introducing a Social Benefits Calculator for Forsyth County, NC

When workers who receive social benefits – like food stamps, childcare assistance or housing benefits – get a raise, how is their overall income impacted? In many cases, when wages are raised, very few workers are better off. Craig Richardson, PhD, has launched a new, mobile-friendly benefits calculator aimed at making these complexities understandable using an interactive and easy-to-use set of questions.
04.22.21
Reclaiming Humanity in Trauma-Informed Classrooms

I have chosen to teach children who live in fragile communities for 19 years because it is my responsibility to reclaim my students’ humanity. I, too, have been dehumanized in this fragile state we live in; I connect with my students, and relate to their lived experiences. I humanize their stories, to begin the process of reclaiming their humanity.
04.15.21
Minorities are at a Distinct Disadvantage in the Nation’s Third Largest Pretrial Population

There has been no shortage of discourse surrounding racial and ethnic disparities in the criminal justice system. In fact, the need to address these inequities have emerged as a central tenet of most viable criminal justice reform efforts.
04.13.21
Supporting Teacher Leadership in Fragile Communities

Our hope is to spread an infectious zeal for education with every community in America because only education can cure society’s ills.
04.08.21
Birth-to-Five Literacy: Community Outreach and Advocacy

Literacy is the foundation for improving the lives of our students. To best impact our community and ultimately influence economic consequences, we must consider literacy from a systemic perspective.

BLACK CHILDREN CONTINUE TO BE PUSHED OUT OF AMERICAN SCHOOLS DURING PANDEMIC

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