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Justin Murphy

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Andrew Ray and minority teachers

March 15, 2021 jdmurphy315

The factors working against Black educators in the Rochester City School District today are the same that affected Andrew Ray in 1976.

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The long fight for anti-racist curriculum

March 4, 2021March 4, 2021 jdmurphy315

There has been a movement toward culturally responsive curriculum in Rochester for decades, but progress has been fitful.

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How to acquit a police officer

February 24, 2021February 23, 2021 jdmurphy315

Yesterday in Rochester, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a grand jury declined to indict the Rochester police officers involved in the death of

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Florence Sprague, Rochester’s first Black teacher

February 16, 2021February 16, 2021 jdmurphy315

Florence Sprague became the first Black teacher in Rochester history when she was hired at School 24 in 1889.

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Is Rochester the worst?

February 8, 2021 jdmurphy315

What does a new national data release from the Educational Opportunity Project at Stanford University say about Rochester’s national standing?

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School demographics calculator

February 1, 2021February 8, 2021 jdmurphy315

An important effect of racial segregation in New York schools is the corresponding segregation of children who are vulnerable or expensive to educate in various

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An introduction

February 1, 2021February 2, 2021 jdmurphy315

Welcome to the website! I’ll be using this blog to share news about my upcoming book on the history of school segregation in Rochester, to

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