Suburban schools, particularly those with majority white histories experiencing demographic shifts, are increasingly in need of addressing issues of racial equity. An article in a recent issue of the journal Children & Schools, co-published by NASW and Oxford...
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Constructions of Race and Equity in a Suburban School: Teachers, School Social Workers, and Other School Staff as Nepantleras and Border Crossers
Suburban schools, particularly those with majority white histories experiencing demographic shifts, are increasingly in need of addressing issues of racial equity. An article in a recent issue of the journal Children & Schools, co-published by NASW and Oxford...
What do social workers think about the social worker character on HawthoRNe?
We've received emails from social workers regarding TNT's new show "HawthoRNe", starring Jada Pinkett Smith. What are your thoughts on how the social worker charater is being portrayed on that show? Leave your comment below or on Facebook. Here is some of the buzz...
United We Serve Kicks Off Community Renewal Week
NASW is actively involved in the United We Serve initiative. Click here to tell us your story of service to your community. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, July 20, 2009 CONTACT: Sandy Scott Phone: 202-606-6724 Email: sscott@cns.gov United We Serve Kicks Off Community...
Hate Crimes bill moves in the Senate
Click Here to Take Action Now Background On July 16, 2009 the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act was added as an amendment to the Department of Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (S.1391). The Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act has strong...
United We Serve: Tell Your Story of Service to America
Click here to tell your story of service. "United We Serve" is a nationwide service initiative that will help meet growing social needs resulting from the economic downturn. With the knowledge that ordinary people can achieve extraordinary things when given the proper...
Michelle Obama and DC’s Poor
From Social Justice and the First Lady - Newsweek by Eleanor Clift - July 3, 2009 "They are the legacy of a failed social policy that began in the 1980's with the de-institutionalization of people with mental illness on the assumption that communities with the help of...
Health Care Reform
NASW has been working on health care reform for decades. Most recently, we have collaborated with a number of groups that are aiming to enact health care reform now. For more information on our efforts, visit our Health Care Reform page. This page attempts to bring...