The Man Who Could Fly: The Bob Beamon Story, excerpt
Mr. Louis Schuker, the principal at Jamaica High, had a long talk with me and Coach Ellis.
student achievement
Statement by Martin H. Gerry, Director, Office for Civil Rights, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, excerpts
In 1977, the New York City Board of Education was the focus of the “largest civil rights investigation of a public educational institution ever undertaken.
Clark Hits Integration Plan at Mark Twain JHS
When Judge Jack Weinstein initially issued a court order to integrate District 21 schools, he proposed a wide-reaching plan that called for the Board of Education, District 21’s school board, and private real estate developers and housing officials to integrate the district’s neighborhoods and schools.
Mark Twain on The 51st State, excerpt 4
The all-white board of Community School District 21 in Brooklyn approved a proposal to desegregate Mark Twain Junior High School by making it a school for “gifted and talented” students - or, in the language of the day, students in “special progress” or “rapid advancement” classes.
Mark Twain on the 51st State, excerpt 3
What do schools try to teach their students?
Claim Teachers Used Pupils as Shoe Shine Boys: DA Calls Charges “Serious”
In late 1963, The Amsterdam News reported on allegations that teachers and administrators at P.
Check Your School!
Ella Baker was an influential organizer in New York City struggles against segregated schools, police brutality, voting restrictions, and more.