http://kcur.org en http://kcur.org/post/diverse-and-achieving-schools-where-are-they-and-are-they-worth-it <p></p><p>Often parents seeking to give their children an education filled with diverse racial and socioeconomic peers struggle to find schools that are also high-achieving. &nbsp;<strong>Michael Petrilli</strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Dr. Lawson Bush&nbsp;</strong>give insights into overcoming this sometimes daunting challenge and the varying&nbsp;merits behind its thinking.</p><p> Thu, 15 Nov 2012 00:58:21 +0000 Matthew Long-Middleton, Jabulani Leffall and Danie Alexander 27606 at http://kcur.org Diverse And Achieving Schools: Where Are They And Are They Worth It? http://kcur.org/post/libraries-meeting-needs-diverse-communities <p>Demographers predict that by the year 2050, African-Americans, Asian Pacific Islanders, Latino/Hispanics, and Native Americans will constitute the majority of Americans. The 2nd National Joint Conference of Librarians of Color is meeting this week in Kansas City, Missouri to help answer the question: How are our nation's libraries preparing for the demographic shift?</p> Sun, 16 Sep 2012 20:44:38 +0000 Steve Kraske and Danie Alexander 24585 at http://kcur.org Libraries Meeting Needs Of Diverse Communities http://kcur.org/post/religion-roundtable-weddings <p>Whether as participant or observer, sooner or later we all go to a wedding.&nbsp; And whether under a mandap or chuppah, at the altar or in the parsonage, ceremonies in any faith are marked by one common denominator: a couple embarking on a life together. Fri, 31 Aug 2012 05:16:25 +0000 Brian Ellison and Danie Alexander 23749 at http://kcur.org Religion Roundtable: Weddings