Brown v. Board at 60
Why Have We Been So Disappointed? What Have We Learned? By Richard Rothstein | Originally Published at The Economic Policy Institute. [Download Report [pdf] May 17 is the 60th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1954 decision that [...]
Segregation Now…Resegregation in the American South
Segregation Now…Sixty years after Brown v. Board of Education, the schools in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, show how separate and unequal education is coming back. Though James Dent could watch Central High School’s homecoming parade from the porch of his faded-white bungalow, it had been [...]
Co-location Report Says, ‘Trust Us,’ Instead of Showing Its Work
Originally Published at National Education Policy Center. April 15, 2014 Reference Publication: Review of The Effect of Co-locations on Student Achievement in NYC Public Schools [Download the Report Below] Report omits statistical details and background research that could help readers fairly assess findings Contact: William J. [...]
When Youth Violence Spurred ‘Superpredator’ Fear
The ‘Superpredator’ Scare After a surge of teen violence in the early 1990s, some social scientists predicted the future was going to be a whole lot worse. Reality proved otherwise. Click on the image above to view the video. By Clyde Haberman | Originally Published at [...]
Fulfilling the Promise of Brown v. Board: Organizing for Educational Justice for All
Fulfilling the Promise of Brown v. Board: Organizing for Educational Justice for All We Demand... (For More Details Click on the Plus Signs to the Left of Each Demand) Schools can play an instrumental [...]
j was young&happy (and everyone hated her for it)
By Paul L. Thomas, Ed.D. | Originally Published at the everyday motion of artifacts. April 2, 2014 j was young&happy (and everyone hated her for it) Happiness hit her like a train on a track… Happiness hit her like a bullet in the back “Dog [...]
9 Biggest Lies About Black Males and Academic Success
The state: Why can’t you be more like private schools? Public school: What do you mean? The state: I mean their kids are learning, well-behaved and go on to do great things when they finish school. Your kids don’t seem to be [...]
Secretary Arne Duncan Defends Against Growing Criticism from Left and Right
Secretary Duncan Under Fire Originally Published at NewsHour March 28, 2014 Indiana, one of the 45 states that adopted the national Common Core educational standards, has became the first state to drop them. Across the country, anger over the federal government’s role in schools has been focused [...]