Archive for December, 2015

san francisco’s new plan

Mayor Lee’s new plan of action for tackling homelessness in SF is intriguing. Let’s hope the right leaders are found to provide steady guidance. Thanks to Kevin Fagan for shedding light on the developments in the Bay Area.

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everyday spaces between

youth and family identity formation, aspiration, and reflection occur most powerfully during the everyday “spaces between” in our lives. Car rides, for example, are

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everyday information

when homeless, families often struggle to get important information. it comes via websites, bulletin boards, word of mouth, apps…   but is usually overwhelming and

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everyday scrambling for food

when looking to find food, families have to scramble to make food pantry hours work for them amid all the other things that are happening in life…   here’s an example that

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ESSA strengthens services for homeless students

Read more about it here.

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sports, opportunity, and the South

Some of my fondest memories as a high school teacher and basketball coach are of when I worked with remarkable students, teachers, leaders, and families in Montgomery, AL in the 1990s. These students were bright, gifted, warm, enthusiastic, hard-working, and endearing. But beyond the state titles that the basketball team won,

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priorities

Only 2.5% of high school football players receive D1 college scholarships to play football. So, while we do indeed need to spend time and attention to the rights and opportunities of these elite student-athletes (see attention given to O’Bannon case and other NCAA reforms), the bigger social justice issue at play is

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addressing NYC’s homeless crisis

knowing “what works” but needed more $…

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