Infographic: Resegregated Schools

Infographic courtesy of Top Masters in Education. Citations: http://www.propublica.org/article/segregation-now-the-resegregation-of-americas-schools/#intro http://america.aljazeera.com/opinions/2014/5/brown-v-board-ofeducationschoolsresegregationinequalitycivilrigh.html http://www.civilrights.org/education/resegregation/ http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d13/tables/dt13_219.70.asp http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/may13/vol70/num08/Why-Our-Schools-Are-Segregated.aspx http://projects.propublica.org/segregation-now/ http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/cb12-ff01.html http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/percentage-non-hispanic-whites-hits-all-time-63-article-1.1371772 https://web.archive.org/web/20040102085255/http://www.baltimorecityschools.org/About/History/From_the_oldorder1.asp http://www.penfamilies.org/documents/dailyjournal_5_17_04.pdf http://bigstory.ap.org/article/school-integration-slipping-60-years-after-brown http://www.northchristianschool.com/about/73 So what do you think? Why are schools still segregated or resegregated? I think this obvious systemic socioeconomic racism represents one big part of the vast major classism we see in society today and throughout […]

WHO: Drinking-Water and Sanitation

A recent report from the World Health Organization about drinking-water and sanitation says: Safe drinking water, sanitation and good hygiene are fundamental to health, survival, growth and development. However, these basic necessities are still a luxury for many of the world’s poor people. Over 1.1 billion of our fellow citizens do not use drinking water […]