R. Patrick Solomon is an Associate Professor and coordinates the Urban Diversity Teacher Education Initiative in the Faculty of Education, York University. He previously served as a school-community liaison with the Toronto public school district, providing better access to schooling for new and minoritized immigrant groups. His publications include: "Black resistance in high school" (1992), "The erosion of democracy in education" (2001) (with John Portelli), and "Teaching for equity and diversity" (2003) (with Cynthia Levine-Rasky). His current research includes a longitudinal study of gradua...