education

Kept Quiet and Nodded

“Here’s me and a Hispanic Muslim kid and everybody else.” [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/194859959" params="color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%" height="166" iframe="true" /] Hold a Conversation Can you imagine leading a conversation about this story? Where? With whom? What kinds of questions would you pose? (See...
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Travesty

"We play a very integral part in this community, and we want to be recognized for that." [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/183648946" params="color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%" height="166" iframe="true" /] Hold a Conversation Can you imagine leading a conversation about this story? Where? With whom? What...
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Harder Than I Expected

"My first year experience wasn’t very welcoming, and I never really got that initial ‘belonging’ feeling." [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/183648331" params="color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%" height="166" iframe="true" /] Hold a Conversation Can you imagine leading a conversation about this story? Where? With whom? What kinds...
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We’re Not There Yet

“Our students will learn to celebrate a broad collection of voices when they start hearing a broad collection of voices.” [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/206052206" params="color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%" height="166" iframe="true" /] Hold a Conversation Can you imagine leading a conversation about this story? Where?...
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Felt the Racism There

“When you feel like you have no recourse, you take it.” [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/215702471" params="color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%" height="166" iframe="true" /] Hold a Conversation Can you imagine leading a conversation about this story? Where? With whom? What kinds of questions would you pose?...
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Had to Been a Journey for You

"All the people I knew and cared about were in Gary… It was a massive culture shock." [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/289807016" params="color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%" height="166" iframe="true" /]   Produced by Sydney Jarol with interviews recorded by StoryCorps, a national nonprofit whose mission is...
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Fall Through The Cracks

"I felt like I belonged here more when I was three than now when I’m 21." [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/237900870" params="color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%" height="166" iframe="true" /] Hold a Conversation Can you imagine leading a conversation about this story? Where? With whom? What kinds...
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I Couldn’t Waste Her Potential

"I fled Gary also, but it wasn't entirely because of fear, it had nothing to do with anyone's skin color..." https://youtu.be/9bhpkF9IfPk Hold a Conversation Can you imagine leading a conversation about this story? Where? With whom? What kinds of questions...
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More Important Than Boxing Gloves

“Without a good school system, you’re not going to get families.” [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/310363007" params="color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%" height="166" iframe="true" /]   This story is part of our Flight Paths initiative. Produced by Rebecca Werner with interviews recorded by StoryCorps, a national nonprofit...
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