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Welcome to the Kindred Spirit, our blog that highlights our communities and the work to create just schools.
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06 Nov: Advancing Racial Equity at Miner Elementary

  Hear the story of two parents working together to advance racial and educational equity in their school. Go to…

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24 Sep: Honoring Breonna Taylor and Black Lives

We at Kindred are outraged and devastated at the news that our justice system has enabled police officers who murdered Breonna Taylor…

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09 Sep: Kindred Spirit Vol. 11 (Fall 2020)

“What I try to tell young people is that if you come together with a mission, and it’s grounded with love and…

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19 Jun: Kindred Spirit Vol. 10 (Juneteenth 2020)

Kindred’s work is racial justice work As the last three and a half weeks have shown us, we are in…

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04 Jun: We Stand in Solidarity in the Fight for Racial Justice

The Kindred Team stands with Black parents, students, staff, and community members in our partner schools, throughout our city, and across this…

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21 Jan: Kindred Spirit Vol. 8 (Winter 2020)

“People fail to get along because they fear each other; they fear each other because they don’t know each other;…

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05 Nov: A Parent-Driven Movement For Equity In Education

By Ashoka Contributor Group // November 5, 2019  Laura Wilson Phelan has always been drawn to such questions as “How…

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02 Oct: As cities gentrify and schools diversify, PTOs grapple to ensure all parent voices are heard

By Perry Stein – Washington Post // September 20, 2019  Mike Dixon left his first visit to his son’s new…

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20 Sep: Kindred Spirit Vol. 7 – Summer 2019

Principal Turner and staff at Walker-Jones Education Campus share powerful affirmations for their students.  “The children will have a voice to shape their own…

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20 Sep: Kindred Spirit Vol. 6 – Spring 2019

“When you have a conflict, that means that there are truths that have to be addressed on each side of…

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20 Sep: Kindred Spirit Vol. 5 – Winter 2019

“Desegregation is only a partial, though necessary, step toward the ultimate goal which we seek to realize. Desegregation will break…