Education & Youth

by Tammy Johnson. Tammy Johnson says California could learn some lessons from Milwaukee about the racist impact of school vouchers. Full article available on ColorLines here.

An Interview with Jesse Jackson on Race and School Discipline, by Bob Wing and Terry Keleher. Full article available on ColorLines here.

by Nicole Davis. What role do cops have in kids' education? In September 1998, the New York City Department of Education voted to turn control of public school safety over to the NYPD. Full article available on ColorLines here.

Multiculturalism and the Struggle for Ethnic Studies, by Bob Wing. Now that multiculturalism is in vogue, should Ethnic Studies declare victory? ColorLines editor Bob Wing looks at the struggles that have shaped thirty years of Ethnic Studies. Full article available on ColorLines here.

by Terry Keleher. “Central High School suspends students of color all the time,” says Takina Greene, an 18-year-old member of Direct Action for Rights & Equality (DARE) in Providence, RI. “Our futures aren’t important to them.” Full article available on ColorLines here.

The Aftermath of California’s Bilingual Ban. An Interview with Deborah Escobedo by Rebecca Gordon. Full article available on ColorLines here.

by Libero Della Piana. The challenges in public education are complex and there are no easy “quick fix” solutions. That said, listed below are some measures which, if implemented, go a long way towards creating greater racial equality in our schools... Full article available on ColorLines here.

Racial Resegregration and Inequality in The Public Schools, by Patrisia Macías Rojas and Rebecca Gordon. Full article available on ColorLines here.

45 Years After Brown v. Board of Education, by Libero Della Piana. What’s really wrong with schools? Libero Della Piana argues that race is the key to education reform. Full article available on ColorLines here. 

Expanding the Constituency for Comprehensive Sexuality Education
By Rinku Sen and Kim Fellner, commissioned by the Ms. Foundation for Women.