Education Matters – Race: Are We So Different?

Topic – Race: Are We So Different?

This week we have two segments focused on the issue of race. First is a preview of an exciting new exhibition opening this week at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh called Race: Are We So Different? The second segment is a story about a group of middle school students who are making an impact by spotlighting – and seeking to honor – a local pioneer in desegregation in our state.

Guests include:

Emelia Cowans-Taylor, Asst. Head, Communications, N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences

James White, Executive Vice President, Organizational Relations, YMCA

Joe Holt Jr.

Zack Boone, Exploris Middle School, Raleigh

Lev Cohen, Exploris Middle School, Raleigh

RESOURCES

EdLines

Art, PE Teachers on Edge as General Assembly Breaks
https://abc11.com/1862105/
https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article145006104.html

State Superintendent, Board Chair Trade Charges
https://www.wral.com/in-new-court-filings-nc-superintendent-says-state-board-has-severely-limited-his-authority/16642586/
https://www.wral.com/board-chair-baffled-shocked-by-nc-superintendent-s-actions-in-ongoing-legal-battle/16644155/
https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/education/article144469134.html

Breaking up is hard to do
https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article144213219.html

Flurry of education bills advance
https://www.icontact-archive.com/a60eMRj5UUvihmXYAJwxYQKZanDjZB7N?w=1

Interview segments

Race: Are We So Different?
https://naturalsciences.org

Students ask Wake to name school after black family who fought for integration
https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/education/article144915874.html

The Holt Family Story
https://theholtstory.wordpress.com/

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