Fewer American children are getting access to arts education, whether at school or elsewhere, according to a new analysis of federal data issued by the National Endowment for the Arts. What’s especially alarming is that the overall decline is only part of the story: The drop is apparently most severe for African-Americans and Hispanics. [...]
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Mixed Race Families
October 13, 2011
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The experiences of “mixed race” children who often describe themselves as living “between two worlds” is often overlooked as we address issues of race, culture, and equity. Among American children, the multiracial population has increased almost 50 percent, to 4.2 million, since 2000. Read more about it in this New York Times article.
Read moreImpacting Educational Reform thru Social Change
August 24, 2011
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A CLEAR Voz “Impacting Educational Reform thru Social Change” www.clearvoz.com In considering what to write about this month, it became apparent to me that with everything we are facing in the world today, I needed to write about something positive to celebrate; I needed to write about “hope” and “relationships.” Perhaps there is nothing more [...]
Read moreVOZ – May
May 20, 2011
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Ken Magdaleno – I have learned over the last few weeks that the needs of our schools and communities are more far reaching than even I imagined. Since beginning the development of the Center for Leadership, Equity, and Research, I’ve had the opportunity to meet with community members who represent the fields of education, juvenile [...]
Read more2010 Census Data Reveal Changing Racial and Ethnic Compositions for Both Total and Child Populations
May 2, 2011
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Ken Magdaleno - Diversitydata.org features new information on total and child populations for metropolitan areas based on the recent release of the 2010 Census. Using the site’s new Barchart feature, users can easily view change in population between 2000 and 2010, by race and ethnicity. Data include population totals, racial/ethnic groups’ share of the population, absolute and [...]
Read moreVoz – April
April 15, 2011
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Ken Magdaleno – There are many issues that a new organization can take in hand but none is more important or timely than that of meeting the needs of “at-risk” youth. As CLEAR begins to address issues relevant to the educational community, including various sub-groups of students and adults, it need look no further for [...]
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