Finding a kindergarten for a multiracial family

by guest contributor Natasha Sky
My oldest two children are eligible to attend public kindergarten next fall. They have been home full-time since birth, with their dad or me, pretty much living the play-centered life. I began making phone calls to the school in January–we knew this was going to be a complicated process. Our town [...]

How should parents supplement the watered-down history children learn at school?

by Anti-Racist Parent Columnist Michelle Myers
As a parent with a school-aged child, I struggle with how much I should interfere with what she learns at school. For example, I dread when Thanksgiving comes around because I’m always certain that I’m going to be offended by some misrepresentation of the Pilgrims’/Puritans’ relationship with and treatment [...]