Category: News and Issues
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Is Your Bus Fare Racist? Real Life Story Problems for Baltimore Students
Sometimes life gives us real story problems. When the Maryland Transportation Authority (MTA) started charging students for riding buses after 6 pm, students got a real life lesson in how political and economic decisions can affect their lives. Some had to quit participating in after school activities, others had to walk home or find a…
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From Separate and Unequal: Finding a Path Forward for Baltimore.
When we talk about transforming Baltimore City Public Schools, we are talking about creating a new path for our children and the future of Baltimore. We are talking about mending century long divides and segregation which still exist in our schools and our neighborhoods. We are talking about the white and middle class flight from…