Following his sold-out talk at the University of Washington, Dr. Noguera sat down with Seattle’s KING5 News to discuss bridging “the opportunity gap”. In addition to addressing ideas on how to engage kids and “holistic...
Read moreDr. Noguera interviewed on Seattle’s KUOW Public Radio
Following his talk at the University of Washington on Tuesday night, Dr. Noguera was interviewed by Seattle’s KUOW Public Radio reporter Patricia Murphy about what Seattle-area schools are doing right. In their conversation, Dr. Noguera praised...
Read moreAmerican Students of Color in Unequal Education Systems
“Our systemic failure to educate some groups of children as well as others tears at the moral fabric of the nation.” With evidence of racial disparities in the disciplining of children beginning in preschool, we can expect students of...
Read moreCuba’s Efforts to Combat Racism through Hip-Hop
Interesting article on the current state of race relations in Cuba. They have a long way to go but at least they’re trying. “[The Cuban government] expected racism to wither away once its perceived structural bases were dismantled. It did...
Read moreThe Importance of Diversity in Literature
Dominican novelist Junot Diaz explains why diversity matters in the choice of literature and authors that students read. “You look at this country and you look at this world and you need to understand it in complex ways,” Diaz said, citing...
Read moreSmall Steps to Integration in New York Schools
De Blasio inherited a segregated school system where poor kids in the poorest neighborhoods were largely relegated to under-resourced schools. Despite his pledge to focus on reducing inequality, he’s done very little to address this issue...
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