I spent several days in late July at the Education Writers Association’s annual conference in Orlando, a hideous time and place for what is always
Earlier this month, the Rush-Henrietta Central School District approved a slight expansion of its participation in the Urban-Suburban program. Starting in 2023, it will take
I first met Shane Wiegand about five years ago for coffee at Equal Grounds on South Avenue. The idea of a book on school segregation
One of the main contentions in my book is that school desegregation benefits students of color – has done so in the past, and would
This week, the D&C published the second-most intensive project I’ve ever done, behind the book: my six-month dive into the tree canopy in Rochester. Where
My book has been officially out for three days now. It’s truly been a whirlwind, and I appreciate everyone who either listened to the Connections
A short post to collect a few items and to thank everyone for the wonderful support I’ve already gotten, with the book release still two
The book news will be coming hot and heavy for the next month or two, so I’ll keep this short. The D&C today published another
Valentine’s Day marks the observed birthday of Frederick Douglass, who was born in Maryland in 1818. Like many people born in slavery, he did not
There were two prominent proposals in 1967 to create new educational complexes in public parks to educate children from a wide range of backgrounds.