Archive of Equity
Creating Risk
on December 23rd, 2011 in Blog by Valerie Nyberg | 1 CommentMinnesota state officials recently released the Minnesota Readiness Study showing that children of color and children who live in poverty are “less likely to be considered ready for kindergarten”[1] than their White and middle class counterparts. As we try to understand, I want to focus attention on the notion of…
Continue reading...Thank You to All Our Para-Professionals
on July 7th, 2011 in Blog by Mandi Bozarth | No CommentsLast month my mother, Sherry Bozarth, retired from 18 years in the Oklahoma public school system. She took a position in the school cafeteria when I was in junior high so that she would have the same schedule as my sister and I – and, I suspect, so that she…
Continue reading...Keeping the American Indian Education Truths Alive
on May 26th, 2011 in Blog by Alyssa Rodriguez | 1 CommentSince Osama bin Laden was killed nearly one month ago, many details about the mission have been unveiled. One particular story, which brings awareness to the “inappropriateness” of coding Osama bin Laden as “Geronimo,”[1] is a relevant and current reminder to the prevalence American Indians have as a thread of…
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