Selected Publications
Why Are We Out to Destroy Our Diversity?
Washington Post Outlook commentary, May 11, 2008
Drawing Parallels in Search of Educational Equity: A Multicultural Education Delegation to China Looks Outside to See Within
Multicultural Perspectives, March 17, 2008
(with co-authors, Jioanna Carjuzaa, J. Kay Fenimore-Smith, Ethlyn Davis Fuller, William A. Howe, Arcenia P. London, Ivette Ruiz and Barbara Shin)
Building Partnerships with Immigrant Parents
Educational Leadership, March 2007
(with co-author Andrea Sobel)
Diversity “Myth-Perceptions”
Virginia Journal of Education, Sept/Oct 2006 cover story
What We Owe Immigrant Children
Education Week, May 17, 2006
50 Years Since Brown vs. Board of Education, Northern Virginia’s Diverse Schools Offer Benefits to All
Northern Virginia Parent, May 2005
Increasing Diversity in Challenging Classes
Educational Leadership, February 2005
(with co-author Erin McVadon Albright)
The Unique Strengths of Diverse Schools
New York State School Boards Association’s “On Board,” November 1, 2004
Speaking out for the Unique Benefits of Diverse Schools
Teachers Against Prejudice Digest, Winter 2004
Building a Bridge to the Community: Developing Parent Outreach that Meets the Needs of Parents and the School
Georgia ASCD Journal, Winter 2004; Issue Theme: Latino Educational Success
The Evidence is In – Diversity Helps Students
Washington Post, Guest View
October 9, 2003
Finding a “Good School”—Beyond the myths
National PTA Magazine, “Our Children” September 2003
What a ‘good school’ really looks like
National School Board News, Guest Viewpoint
October 14, 2003
Breaking through the myths to find a ‘good’ school
CATALYST – Voices of Chicago School Reform
June 3, 2003
How can we prepare teachers to work in culturally diverse classrooms
Harvard Family Involvement Network of Educators
Diverse Schools are Stronger Academically and Socially
TECHNOS Journal – Winter 2002
Celebrating Diversity: A First-Hand Experience
National School Public Relations Association’s “It Starts on the Frontline,”
September 2000
“Good” schools today can defy stereotypes
USA Today, May 24, 1999, guest opinion