Separate and Unequal: Poverty, Race and America’s Education System. Part 1: School Discipline and Students of Color.

Poverty, Race and America’s Education System, Part 1: School Discipline and Students of Color

Schools are more segregated by race than many people are aware of. Image from <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2014/05/15/school-segregation-civil-rights-project/9115823/" target="_blank">usatoday.com</a> — Schools are more segregated by race than many people are aware of. Image from usatoday.com

...unequal treatment in the classroom. Perry Firth explains what that unequal treatment looks like and why it happens in this first part of her two-part back-to-school blog series. -Denise Written...

School’s Out, But School’s In for New Professional Development Course on Toxic Stress, Poverty, and Child Development

Once just an infographic, this research on child homelessness and toxic stress is now a full-fledged professional development class at Seattle University this summer for school and social-service professionals. <span class="s1"><a href="http://firesteelwa.org/wpsystem/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/big-brain-infographic.pdf" target="_blank">See the full infographic here.</span></a> — Once just an infographic, this research on child homelessness and toxic stress is now a full-fledged professional development class at Seattle University this summer for school and social-service professionals. See the full infographic here.

...Written by Perry Firth, project coordinator, Seattle University ’ s Project on Family Homelessness and school psychologist Recently, the New York Times published an article, “The Families That Can...

Why We Keep Walking: Dehumanization and “Feeling Good About Feeling Bad”

...Written by Perry Firth, graduate student at Seattle University Community Counseling, and Project Assistant for Seattle University’s Project on Family Homelessness “I saw an older homeless man ahead of...

“Heartbroken”: A Young Female Fan Reacts to Domestic Violence and the NFL

Emma Lytle and her boyfriend, Ricky Martinez, rock their 12th
Man gear! Emma has been a big Seahawks fan since she was little. Photo courtesy of Emma Lytle. — Emma Lytle and her boyfriend, Ricky Martinez, rock their 12th Man gear! Emma has been a big Seahawks fan since she was little. Photo courtesy of Emma Lytle.

...examine the connections between domestic violence and homelessness. Emma Lytle and Perry Firth will also explore conversations about domestic violence that emerged when Ray Rice was suspended from the National...

Perry Firth

Hi! My name is Perry. I enjoy writing long pieces around the need to write less. Photo courtesy of Perry Firth....