Research Reports

April 13, 2006
By Tram Nguyen, ColorLines Executive Editor. Before the 9/11 round-ups, INS detention had already grown into a system handling 150,000 immigrants a year. Tram Nguyen looks for the connections. Full article available on ColorLines here.
April 13, 2006
By William Pittz. Refugee policy is dictated by political objectives, not humanitarian principles. Full article available on ColorLines here.
April 13, 2006
By Nicole Davis. "Before September 11 we had almost succeeded in eliminating racial profiling, After September 11, it’s a whole new world," says Michel Shehadeh of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC).  Full article available on ColorLines here.
April 13, 2006
By Hatem Abudayyeh. As reported incidents of hate crimes began to file in after September 11, Arab Americans and Muslims living in Chicago braced themselves for the anticipated climate of discrimination and violence.  Full article available on ColorLines here.
April 13, 2006
New York groups fight cutbacks to their communities, by Hannan Adely. Full article available on ColorLines here.
April 13, 2006
By Samantha Chanse. "You strike a match and everything goes up in flames," says Pramila Jayapal who heads the Hate Free Zone Campaign of Washington. "That’s what 9/11 felt like to me... Full article available on ColorLines here.
April 13, 2006

by Francis Calpotura. Millicent Bowden immigrated from Belize with her seven-year-old daughter in 1981 to the Bronx. She joined Mothers on the Move (MOM), a community organization based in her neighborhood, during a campaign to get slumlords to fix their buildings. It has been years since she thought of going back to Belize. After the events of September 11, Millie is seriously considering that option. Full article available on ColorLines here.

April 13, 2006
Complete text of ad placed in the New York Times by the Applied Research Center on February 24, 1999
April 13, 2006

Testing, Tracking, and Students of Color in U.S Public Schools © Applied Research Center, February 1999. Principal Researchers: Rebecca Gordon & Libero Della Piana. Additional research by: Phyllida Burlingame, Akilah Monifa & Oliver Wang.

April 13, 2006

How California Teaching Policies Aggravate Racial Inequality in Public Schools. © Applied Research Center, August 1999. Principal Researchers: Terry Keleher, Libero Della Piana & Manijeh Fat.

April 13, 2006

California School Vouchers Will Increase Racial Inequality by Tammy Johnson, Libero Della Piana and Phyllida Burlingamea. A publication of the Applied Research Center, Oakland, CA October, 2000.

April 13, 2006

How Zero Tolerance Policies and High Stakes Testing Subvert Academic Excellence and Racial Equity.

April 13, 2006

An Examination of Racial Discrimination in U.S. Public Schools. © Applied Research Center, March 2000. Principal Researchers: Rebecca Gordon, Libero Della Piana, & Terry Keleher.

April 13, 2006

An Examination of Racial Discrimination in U.S. Public Schools. © Applied Research Center, March 2000. Principal Researchers: Rebecca Gordon, Libero Della Piana, & Terry Keleher

April 13, 2006

Learn more about the history of public schools in the U.S. with this timeline.

April 13, 2006

This may seem like a question with an obvious answer, but not all countries have free public schools. In many countries, people have to pay to send their kids to school not only to college, but to high school and even grade school.

April 13, 2006
Standards for Excellence and Equity in Public Education. Public education doesn’t need politically inspired gimmicks like exit exams or vouchers.
April 13, 2006
Study Finds Exit Exams Promote Racially Biased Outcomes. February 22, 1999. Media Contact: Andre Banks (917) 456-7759 cell.
April 13, 2006
News Release. October 10, 2000. Media Contact: Andre Banks , (917) 456-7759 cell.
April 13, 2006
A National Day of Action for Racial Justice Sets Stage for Report on Policies that Discriminate Against Students of Color. October 30, 2001. Media Contact: Andre Banks , (917) 456-7759 cell.
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