Can You Re-segregate an Already Segregated School System?
So, as I think I mentioned in passing, Nashville’s school system is embroiled in a huge lawsuit in which it’s contended that the city conspired to resegregate the public schools, which would then have the foreseeable consequence of putting a lot of black kids in a lot of shitty schools (though the other truth is [...]
...read moreBeing Trans Is A Worldwide Thang
A TransGriot post I wrote July 27, 2009. One of the things that I love about the Net and compiling TransGriot is that it consistently reaffirms for me that I have brothers and sisters all over the planet. It reminds me that no matter what corner of Planet Earth we call home, we transpeople deal [...]
...read moreWhat I Wish People Knew About Cancer
I feel funny writing this this because I feel like I’ve said and written so much about my mom’s cancer diagnosis and fight over the last year. Yet people still don’t get it. Cancer, I mean. And in all fairness why should they? Is it because by 2010 cancer will be the leading cause of [...]
...read morePolicy Proposals: The Social Security Credit
A couple of months ago, I asked my readers what they thought were the key issues around politics and parenthood. It was very interesting how wide ranging their policy proposals were. Their proposals hit on limiting work hours, increasing the time in school, having more walkable cities, and having a more equitable school system. And [...]
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