Several crayons short of a full box. In a recent company press release, condominium developer American Invsco congratulated itself on its “history of supporting a diverse mix of Chicago neighborhoods including the Gold Coast, Michigan Avenue, West Loop, Lakeview.”
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“It is a truism that children need role models, but where is the research that says role modeling is about color?” asks Golden Apple Foundation president Peg Cain in the organization’s Report Card (Summer). “In fact, research exists that says there is no relationship whatever between student achievement and color identity with their teachers. If it were true that physical similarity between teacher and student is important, then shouldn’t schools have gender guidelines and insist that half the faculty be male, since gender is a more profound determinant of personality than race? But of course we can’t do that because there aren’t enough men in education. We bow to expedience in one category, but continue to insist on the other, making principals’ jobs more difficult, forcing the employment of dubious teachers because they are the ‘right color,’ in order to serve a goal that has no proven merit.”
Shocking research news. According to an Associated Press story published in the LaPorte, Indiana, Herald-Argus on February 15, a University of North Carolina survey reveals that, within two miles of industrial-size hog farms, “fewer residents enjoyed outdoor activities.”
