Research Reports

April 13, 2006
Media Advisory. A National Conference to Expose Racism and Advance School Excellence. Contact: Andre Banks , (917)456-7759 (cell).
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 4

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 3

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 2

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

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.

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.

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.
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.
April 13, 2006
Racial Harassment in School Worsens for Scapegoated Students, by Jennifer Emiko Boyden on RaceWire. Full article available on ColorLines here.
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.
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.
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.
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.
April 13, 2006
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.
April 13, 2006
An Interview with Jesse Jackson on Race and School Discipline, by Bob Wing and Terry Keleher. Full article available on ColorLines here.
April 13, 2006
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.
April 13, 2006

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.

April 13, 2006
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.
April 13, 2006
The Aftermath of California’s Bilingual Ban. An Interview with Deborah Escobedo by Rebecca Gordon. Full article available on ColorLines here.
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