Research Reports

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

Standards for Excellence and Equity in Public Education. Public education doesn’t need politically inspired gimmicks like exit exams or vouchers.

Standards for Excellence and Equity in Public Education. Public education doesn’t need politically inspired gimmicks like exit exams or vouchers.

Study Finds Exit Exams Promote Racially Biased Outcomes. February 22, 1999. Media Contact: Andre Banks (917) 456-7759 cell.

News Release. October 10, 2000. Media Contact: Andre Banks , (917) 456-7759 cell.

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.

Media Advisory. A National Conference to Expose Racism and Advance School Excellence. Contact: Andre Banks , (917)456-7759 (cell).

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

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

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