Author Archives: Scott Hughes

#InItTogether ~ Be Kind; We’re In It Together!

I just created the #InItTogether category. Why? This slightly paraphrased quote from a mostly forgotten reverend is the reason: Be kind; everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle. That’s it. That’s the reason. 🙂 The quote, while often falsely attributed to Plato, is actually from Rev. John Watson, who wrote under the pen name […]

When I’m Holding My Daughter

When I’m Holding My Daughter by Scott Hughes, author of the short book Achieve Your Dreams My daughter just turned 3 last month. I swear she’s just the cutest thing ever. Pretty much every morning she comes in—apparently after patiently waiting for the sun to just barely start rising—and she says, “Daddy, I want snuggle […]

Infographic: Suburban Poverty

The following interesting infographic about the rise in suburban poverty was sent to me by Jenn at Best MSW Programs: What do you think? Citations: http://confrontingsuburbanpoverty.org/action-toolkit/top-100-us-metros/ http://time.com/3060122/poverty-america-suburbs-brookings/ http://familiesusa.org/product/federal-poverty-guidelines http://www.poverties.org/effects-of-poverty.html http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/the-avenue/posts/2014/08/15-ferguson-suburban-poverty http://www.pbs.org/fmc/timeline/dsuburb.htm http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/05/sprawled-out-in-atlanta-106500.html#.U_pB9fmwKb4 http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/07poverty.shtml http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/03/29/chart-median-household-incomes-have-collapsed-during-the-recession/ http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/daily-ticker/for-most-families–wealth-has-vanished-172130204.html

Favorite Posts – Second Edition

Update: My new favorite post is When I’m Holding My Daughter. Check it out! My daughter just turned 3 last month. I swear she’s just the cutest thing ever. Pretty much every morning she comes in—apparently after patiently waiting for the sun to just barely start rising—and… Read more… Back in 2008, I made a […]

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 […]