Education & Youth

Do you believe that children are our future? So does Race Forward. 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.

Testimony to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights: Attachment 1

April 13, 2006

Testimony to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Feb. 18, 2000 by Terry Keleher, Program Director, ERASE Initiative
Applied Research Center.

Attachment 1

Racial Disparities Related to School Zero Tolerance Policies

April 13, 2006

Testimony to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Feb. 18, 2000 by Terry Keleher, Program Director, ERASE Initiative
Applied Research Center.

New York’s Chinese Language Schools Growing in Popularity

April 13, 2006

by Lisa Wong Macabasco One Saturday afternoon, 20 seven-year-olds squirm in their seats in the basement of the Transfiguration School in New York City’s Chinatown. Full article available on ColorLines here.

50 Years After Brown, Broken Bathrooms and Protests

April 13, 2006

by Daisy Hernández. Bay Area students, many of them Black and Latino, filled the entrance to Richmond High School on May 17, ushering in the 50th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education decision with a protest against unequal school funding that correlates to the racial make-ups of the schools. Full article available on ColorLines here.

State Budget Crisis Targets Students of Color

April 13, 2006

By Gabrielle Banks. When he first assumed the California governorship four years ago, Gray Davis declared education his "first, second, and third priority." Full article available on ColorLines here.

Zero Tolerance

April 13, 2006

Racial Harassment in School Worsens for Scapegoated Students, by Jennifer Emiko Boyden on RaceWire. Full article available on ColorLines here.

High Stakes

April 13, 2006

Black and Latino parents are demanding better schools and fewer tests, by Eric C. Wat on RaceWire. Full article available on ColorLines here.

The Future of Brown

April 13, 2006

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.

Learning Under Lockdown

April 13, 2006

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.

Crisis on the Campus

April 13, 2006

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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