Diversity and Desegregation: The History of Chicago Magnet Schools and the Pending Threat of Re-Segregation
Reminder:
Please join us tomorrow, September 23, 2008 at 6:00 p.m. at Casa Central, 1335 N. California
On November 10, 2008, federal Judge Kocoras will consider releasing the Chicago Public School (CPS) system from its consent decree to desegregate. Such a determination effectively would abolish existing racial diversity goals in all Chicago magnet schools. Join us to learn the history of desegregation in the CPS system and how racial diversity in magnet schools may be preserved.
Event Moderator: Roberto Maldonado, Drummond Parent and Cook County Commissioner
Speakers: Ricardo Meza, MALDEF Regional Counsel and Valerie Johnson, Professor of Political Science at DePaul University
Sponsored by: Drummond Families Together; Cook County Commissioner Roberto Maldonado; American Friends Service Committee; DePaul University College of Law Diversity Committee; Parents United for Responsible Education (PURE); Collaborative for Equity and Justice in Education; Center for Anti-Oppressive Education; UIC Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy; Chicago Freedom School; Small Schools Workshop; The Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles
This event is free and open to the public. Reservations are preferred but not required.
or call Veronica at (773) 569-6169
