This American Life – The Problem We All Live With (Integrating Schools in America)
https://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/562/the-problem-we-all-live-with?act=1#play
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Access to TONS of data about the US – MapED
https://nces.ed.gov/programs/maped/topic.aspx Use this link to find data about any US State–data includes the following and more (socioeconomic level, race, gender, poverty, employment, housing, citizenship, etc., etc.)
Waiting for Superman – Documentary on Failing Schools in America (Race, Class, Poverty, Education)
Minimum Wage Vs. Living Wage
I was really interested in #5 on the Fast Facts in the Money and Success section. It says, “In no state can a worker afford a one-bedroom apartment on the minimum wage without spending more than 30% of his/her income… Continue Reading
Race Disparities in Pedestrian Car Crashes from NPR
Together Oxford – Event on Monday, January 30
Message: Together Oxford: A community workshop on the importance of dialogue around issues of race and violence, reciprocity in getting to know one another, and working through differences as a human family. Moderated by Tony Caldwell and Jandel Crutchfield of… Continue Reading