by lindaoppenheim | Oct 23, 2016 | Article
In Mother Jones, Kristina Rizga reports that “the turnover rate for white teachers has been relatively stable at 15 percent since the 2008-09 academic year. But the departure rate for black teachers has been increasing, from 19 percent in 2008 to 22 percent in...
by lindaoppenheim | Oct 22, 2016 | Article
Melinda Anderson writes, “A recent study from Northwestern University . . . suggest[s] that the stress of racial discrimination may partly explain the persistent gaps in academic performance between some nonwhite students, mainly black and Latino youth, and...
by lindaoppenheim | Oct 19, 2016 | Article
Anne Levin’s Town Topics article reports on Princeton CHOOSE founders and Not in Our Town board members, Winona Guo and Priya Vulchi, and the new edition of The Classroom Index, the publication of “personal stories . . . to empower dialogue about race and...
by lindaoppenheim | Aug 31, 2016 | Documents
Two recent program evaluations by the Urban Institute support the theory that mentoring can help young men of color succeed.
by lindaoppenheim | Apr 22, 2016 | Events
On Thursday, April 28 at 7 pm, Not in Our Town is co-sponsoring a talk by educational consultant Jen Cort, who partners with schools to create growth in relation to diversity, discusses talking to children and teens about religious discrimination and racism....
