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Why Every Student Will NOT Succeed With the New Education Law

By Kevin Kumashiro | Originally Published at The Progressive. December 14, 2015 | Photographic Credit; Classroom education Photo by woodleywonderworks Last week, after a seven-year delay, Congress overwhelmingly voted, and the president signed, to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, dubbed No Child Left Behind in [...]

Why Every Student Will NOT Succeed With the New Education Law2016-11-29T17:37:00-05:00

In Higher Education Is Ending Racism Still a Civil Rights Issue?

By Michelle Asha Cooper | Originally Published at InsideHigherEd June 22, 2015 Racism exists in American society. This fact may be an inconvenient truth for some, but for millions of Americans it is an ever-present, inescapable aspect of their reality. And while racism -- or its persistent [...]

In Higher Education Is Ending Racism Still a Civil Rights Issue?2016-11-29T17:37:11-05:00

Violence Does Not Come Naturally to Men and Boys

More than 400,000 people are murdered each year globally and more than 50,000 are killed in armed conflict. Some 80 per cent of those killed are men. And more than 97 per cent of those who carry out homicides are men. As we watch the latest [...]

Violence Does Not Come Naturally to Men and Boys2016-11-29T17:37:12-05:00

DC Civil Rights Organizations Fail to Represent Education Civil Rights Agenda

By Judith Browne Dianis, John H. Jackson and Pedro Noguera |Originally Published The Hill. June 02, 2015, 01:00 PM In recent weeks, a few national civil rights organizations including the National Council of La Raza, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the League of [...]

DC Civil Rights Organizations Fail to Represent Education Civil Rights Agenda2016-11-29T17:37:12-05:00

Dear Scared Parents

Dear scared parents of Mr. Currie’s students, whom he told a gay love story, We Americans are worried about the bullying of our children. Social media feeds are full of stories of young people who have taken their own lives following on and offline harassment. [...]

Dear Scared Parents2016-11-29T17:37:13-05:00

The Confidence Gap: Why #BlackLivesMatter In The Classroom

By Tracey M. Lewis-Giggetts | Originally Published at Vitae Chronicle. May 6, 2015 | Photographic Credit; In the classroom: James “Skip” Turner Jr. sits in class at Norview Junior High School. (Virginian-Pilot file photo) On the first day of a new semester, I often have students introduce [...]

The Confidence Gap: Why #BlackLivesMatter In The Classroom2016-11-29T17:37:14-05:00

Why College Isn’t (and Shouldn’t Have to be) for Everyone

I know a high school senior who’s so worried about whether she’ll be accepted at the college of her choice she can’t sleep. The parent of another senior tells me he stands at the mailbox for an hour every day waiting for a hoped-for acceptance letter [...]

Why College Isn’t (and Shouldn’t Have to be) for Everyone2016-11-29T17:37:17-05:00

A Teachable Moment: How OU failed Transformation 101

I am a college professor. It is an essential part of my identity. Yes, I research, publish (not as much as I should), and consult but nothing gives me greater joy than my interactions with my students. Teaching, particularly the motley crew of pre-adults known [...]

A Teachable Moment: How OU failed Transformation 1012016-11-29T17:37:20-05:00
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