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Chicago Tries Student Assignment Based on SES; Outrage Ensues1 comment

nashvillejefferson wrote 3 weeks ago: As I’ve written about before, districts across the country have been toying with the idea of p … more →

Tags: rezoning, School Board, desegregation, Spurlock v. Fox, Seattle/Louisville case, Student Assignment Plans, Chicago, Chicago Sun-Times, Anthony Beale

AACR to Host Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Meeting

AACR Communication Staff wrote 1 month ago: ** ATTENTION EDITORS AND REPORTERS ** AACR to Host Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Meeting PREMIER IN … more →

Tags: Media Alerts, Cancer Research, American Association for Cancer Research, Cancer, Meeting, Prevention, Diet, Genetics, Excercise

Education, Occupation, Noise Exposure History and the 10-yr Cumulative Incidence of Hearing Impairment in Older Adults

Callier Library wrote 1 month ago: The purpose of this study was to determine the 10-yr cumulative incidence of hearing impairment and … more →

Tags: Research, Hearing Loss, aging, hearing impairment, presbyacusis, incidence

Socioeconomic status and prostate cancer risk

Sitemaster wrote 1 month ago: We may tend to think that the European nations, with their varied types of “nationalized … more →

Tags: Diagnosis, Management, outcome

Kids: Overeating on Pocket Change33 comments

lissa10279 wrote 2 months ago: A recent New York Times article, “Overeating on Pocket Change,” caught my eye. Per the a … more →

Tags: Healthy Approach, kids, Food, Junk Food, OverEating, kids and spending on junk food, New York Times, study, low-income children

Privileges

brownbelle wrote 3 months ago: From What Privileges Do You Have?, based on an exercise about class and privilege developed by Will … more →

Tags: Just For Fun, Random

IQ in black and white

zestforwhy wrote 3 months ago: By chance, I spotted Richard E. Nisbett’s book Intelligence and How to Get It in the bookstore, glan … more →

Tags: learning from books, IQ, Race, intelligence, black, White, heredity, Environment, poverty

Bringing a New Voice to Social Justice Consulting

brucesmail wrote 3 months ago: Social Justice Consultants, LLC is a limited liability company based in Washington, DC and founded o … more →

Tags: LGBT, racism, Native Americans, National/International, Social Justice / Diversity, Race, Ability, Religion, MDI - Multiple Dimensions of Identity

The Fair Tax

brownbelle wrote 4 months ago: There’s a bill out that proposes to eliminate the IRS and impose a 23% sales tax on everything … more →

Tags: Law, Money, taxes, Government

The Complexities of Race in Judge Sotomayor Hearing...

brucesmail wrote 5 months ago: Judge Sonia Sotomayor Hearings (NY Times Photo) It is amazing to watch the dialogue over the “ … more →

Tags: Politics (Natl & Intl), LGBT, racism, Native Americans, National/International, Social Justice / Diversity, Race, Ability, President Obama

Take good care of those you love...

Sheila wrote 7 months ago: say the things you feel, when you feel them. I keep an eye on the bottom line, but it’s not an … more →

Tags: Success!, Pets, Women, Education, Breed, Foster, nurture, bring up, care for

I don't empower students.10 comments

TeacherC wrote 7 months ago: Last Friday, I met Donaldo Macedo (friend and collaborator of Freire) and listened to him give a tal … more →

Tags: MY Teaching, Race and Diversity, Rambling Theories, Social Activism/Justice, activism, Children, Economics, Education, Empowerment

"From assets to school outcomes: How finances shape children's perceived possiblities and intentions"2 comments

J.R. Atwood wrote 7 months ago: Yesterday I published a blog entry about the economic effects of the racial achievement gap, which m … more →

Tags: Play, Think, Etc, Psychology, Education, Motivation, Achievement gap, Class, Mesmin Destin

The effects of socioeconomic status, race, and parenting on language development in early childhood

Callier Library wrote 8 months ago: The authors examined the associations between socioeconomic status (SES), race, maternal sensitivity … more →

Tags: Research, Language Development, Parenting, Race

Is There A Relationship Between Income and Obesity?

Christie Bowles, Kristy MacDonald, Hannah Robinson, Brittany Shuster, Jennifer Noble wrote 8 months ago:   We are trying to suggest that a relationship exists between income and obesity.  By examining prov … more →

Tags: obesity, Diet/Nutrition, health, Diet, Nutrition, Income

The more you know, not always the more you have

ichan wrote 9 months ago: It is well documented that a lower socioeconomic status is correlated with poor health. Poor health … more →

Tags: musings, Education, Health Disparities, income disparites, Medicine, Nutrition, Society

Behavioral science, quant II...diversity ed?

C. wrote 9 months ago: Originally published February 5, 2009. Every year, University housing sends new paraprofessionals th … more →

Tags: Drawing Coffee column, February 2009, Newspaper column, Opinion, published, Spring 2009, coexist, College, Dialogue

The effects of socioeconomic status, race, and parenting on language development in early childhood.

Callier Library wrote 9 months ago: The authors examined the associations between socioeconomic status (SES), race, maternal sensitivity … more →

Tags: Research, Language Development, Parenting, Race

a theory of crime

ani wrote 9 months ago: i was at a panel on criminal justice inequities in Mass – specifically the problem with CORIs … more →

Tags: Crime, Wealth, Sociology, Theory


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