Connect for Kids / Child Advocacy 360 / Youth Policy Action Center - Race & Ethnicity

America’s Invisible Children: Latino Youth and the Failure of Justice

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:02:11 -0500

This report, a product of The National Council of La Raza and the Campaign for Youth Justice, examines recent information about Latino youth in the justice system with a specific focus on youth tried as adults.

Residential Segregation and Low-Income Working Families

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 09:28:24 -0500

Historically, residential segregation constrained where minorities could live, contributing to disparities in education, employment, and wealth. Researchers interested in the well-being and future prospects of low-income working families have not yet explored how their residential patterns may vary across racial and ethnic lines or considered the implications of these patterns.

Mapping Poverty in New York City: Pinpointing the Impact of Poverty, Community by Community

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 09:41:00 -0500

New Yorkers are living with the effects of poverty in every part of New York City, but the
experience of poverty remains closely tied to place. Half of the city’s 1.4 million poor
people live in neighborhoods where the poverty rate is at least 24.8 percent (compared

Annie E. Casey Foundation Issues Key Federal Policy Recommendations

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 20:05:57 -0600

The Annie E. Casey Foundation has issued policy recommendations for reforming juvenile justice, reducing poverty, rebuilding the child welfare system and improving data. On juvenile justice, the Foundation says the federal Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act should be reauthorized with enhanced provisions to reduce racial disparities, strengthen core protections against confining status offenders and mingling juveniles with adult offenders.

Paths to Success: A Forum on Young African-American Men

Fri, 21 Jul 2006 12:39:33 -0500

CFK Reports From: Paths to Success: A Forum on Young African-American Men
Event: Forum
Organized By: Kaiser Family Foundation , The Washington Post and Harvard University
Where/When: Barbara Jordan Conference Center; July 18, 2006

Comedian Bill Cosby, armed with sunglasses and a tell-it-like-it is approach, joined a 16-member panel made up of politicians, educators, activists, and young men to discuss the issues and challenges facing young black men, and the strategies to help overcome the obstacles.

Escuela Tlatelolco�s Three C�s: Community, Culture and Caring

Mon, 12 Dec 2005 12:24:33 -0600

Founded by a 1960's-era Chicano activist, Escuela Tlatelolco continues to put social justice and respect for children's cultural roots at the center of its approach to teaching and learning. Robert Ebisch profiles a school that seems light-years away from the national obsession with raising test scores--yet successfully sends most of its low-income, predominantly minority students on to college.

More Than a Month's Worth of History

Thu, 29 Sep 2005 12:56:13 -0500

It would take a lot more than the 28 days of February to explore the new Web-based teaching tool on African-American migration from the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Rob Capriccioso reports on the recently unveiled �In Motion: The African-American Migration Experience.�

Black History: Best Taught in February or All Year Long?

Mon, 07 Feb 2005 10:03:21 -0600

The notion of a dedicated time for black history instruction dates from 1926, when educator Carter Godwin Woodson created Negro History Week in a bid to promote a better understanding of the contributions of blacks. In 1976, Congress changed the week into a full month. Educators are now debating whether such lessons should be confined to one month or, instead, incorporated into class work all year long. Writer E. Jeanne Harnois reports on arguments that weaving black history, along with other minority contributions, into lessons throughout the year is better for all students.

State Merit Scholarships and Racial Inequality

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:14:21 -0500

In a society that prides itself on opportunity and equal access to education, the soaring costs of college are out of reach for many -- particularly among the 40 percent of students who are non-white.

Holidays and the Classroom

Thu, 03 Feb 2005 10:35:22 -0600

Not everyone celebrates the same holidays. Here are some ideas for teachers
who want to make holiday time a time to celebrate different cultures and
their traditions.

National Museum of the American Indian: Filled with Educational Opportunities

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:06:20 -0500

The newest, and presumably last, museum to win space on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. opens this week with much expected fanfare. Once the celebration is over, museum leaders hope to get down to the serious business of overcoming stereotypes and teaching kids about the American Indian past, present and future.

Closing the Black-White Achievement Gap

Sun, 19 Dec 2004 15:08:16 -0600

Federal and state officials are pursuing tougher accountability and other reforms to address the stubborn achievement gap between black and white students. But education analyst Richard Rothstein says that by focusing reforms at the school-level, policymakers are neglecting a vital area: social class differences in health care quality and access, nutrition, childrearing styles and even exposure to environmental toxins that affect how well children learn. Cost: $17.95.

Leading the Way

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 11:47:04 -0500

By developing programs for youth grounded in American Indian tribal cultures, the National Indian Youth Leadership project is helping cultivate a new generation of strong leaders. Rob Capriccioso takes a look at the New Mexico-based organization.

The State of the South 2004

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:30:07 -0500

Fifty Years after Brown v. Board, MDC Inc., a nonpartisan nonprofit organization, says that poorly resourced high schools in the South are not preparing the region's growing numbers of African-American and Latino students for the increasingly prosperous Southern economy, with higher-skilled employment needs.

Brown v. Board: Lessons for Tomorrow

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:07:34 -0500

The 50th anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court school desegregation ruling in Brown v. Board of Education has produced an outpouring of reminiscence and evaluation. Today, amid national attention to the issues of school reform, school choice, and student achievement, Connect for Kids editor Susan Phillips asks what's next for our public schools.