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JANESVILLE YWCA Rock County is creating a comprehensive report on racism in the county using data and interviews to get a better understanding of local disparities in health care, education, child welfare and juvenile justice. Amiee Leavy, the groupâs racial justice director, said the Race to Equity report will be shared at the virtual Racial Justice Conference on Nov. 4. Leavy said she is responsible for the qualitative interviews while Kids Forward, a Madison-based group formerly known as the Wisconsin Council on Children and Families, is handling the data side of the report. Dane County had its own Race to Equity report come out in 2013. It documented substantial disparities in employment, poverty, education and more. ....
Last modified on Wed 27 Jan 2021 09.57 EST School closures have been disruptive for students across the United States but, for many students of color in Milwaukee’s public school system, the immediate impacts have been downright alarming. In the long run, educators fear, Covid and a long history of segregation and discrimination have formed a toxic cocktail that could reverberate for decades to come. “It’s not only a question of how we get these kids back to where they would have been had the pandemic not occurred, but how do we get them back to where they should be?” said Dan Rossmiller of the Wisconsin Association of School Boards. ....