Archive for the ‘Civic Engagement’ Category

• Are We Living In A Post-Racial America, Or Are We Kidding Ourselves?

  Tuesday, January 17th, 2012

  “WHEN I was 14, my mother told me not to panic if a police officer stopped me. And she cautioned me to carry ID and never run away from the police or I could be shot.” Nicholas K. Peart

• OneWorld Answers Questions about Funding of Charter, Intra-district & Inter-district Magnet Schools, Lighthouse (NCLB) and Regular New Haven Public Schools.

  Monday, January 9th, 2012

  In making decisions about where your child attends school, what are the key factors to be considered? If you live in New Haven, Connecticut, you have many choices; however, navigating the NHPS landscape may not be as easy as one might expect. Doing some homework (as in research) will be quite helpful. You can start with http://www.nhps.net/

• Primary Care Physicians Link Social Barriers to Poor Health

  Friday, December 16th, 2011

  “Primary care physicians say pervasive and stubborn social barriers such as a lack of access to adequate housing, transportation, and nutritious, affordable food may impact patient health as much as access to direct medical care, a survey shows.” 85% of physicians say unmet social needs are directly leading to worse health for all Americans. Only 20% of physicians feel confident or very confident in their ability to address their patients’ unmet social needs.

• GOP’s Horse-Race Politics by Rep. Rosa DeLauro (Politico)

  Thursday, December 15th, 2011

  By opposing whatever president Obama supports, no matter what, Republicans have steered Congress into gridlock, during a year that desperately demanded bold action to address the jobs crisis. This is very much in keepig with the words uttered and commitment made by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) who said, “The single most important thing we want to achieve is for President Obama to be a one-term president.”

• More Diverse Teachers for More Diverse Schools

  Tuesday, November 29th, 2011

  “Past research shows that students of color enjoy greater rates of academic success when they are taught by teachers of color, which makes it increasingly important for us to fix the teacher workforce’s low diversity as our demography evolves.”