APHA Infographic; Public Health Takes On Obesity
APHA Obesity infographic: Public Health Takes On Obesity: A Route To Better Health Originally Published at American Public Health Association. 2013 Obesity is a serious and costly health problem facing our nation. The number of kids and teens who are obese has nearly tripled in the past [...]
Teachers, Please Learn Our Names!
Originally Published and Downloadable at Academia May 25, 2012 | Liberal Studies Program, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA, USA; Social Science and Comparative Education, University of California, Los Angeles, USA Many Students of Color have encountered cultural disrespect within their K-12 education in regards to their [...]
Journey For Justice Resources – The Principles and Plan That Unite Us!
Journey for Justice Alliance Resources – Our Children Are Not Collateral Damage Click to download the guide! Click to download the guide! Click to download the guide! Click to download the guide! Click [...]
23rd Annual International NAME Conference
23rd Annual International NAME Conference Plan now to join us for the 23rd Annual International NAME Conference November 6–10, 2013 Oakland City Center Marriott, Oakland CA Erasing the Shadows, Embracing the Light: Re/Visioning Multicultural Education In the light – no closets, no basements, no [...]
Broader Bolder Approach to Early Childhood Education Policy
Broader Bolder Early Childhood Framework (click on graphics to enlarge) Slide One This presentation provides information, statistics, and arguments in favor of a broad set of early childhood care and education policies, including: Parental leave Nurse and other professional home [...]
Research Reforms
Research on Reforms was developed because of the urgency to collect data and analyze the findings to determine if the educational reforms of 2005 were working. The 2005 Louisiana Legislature enacted laws that allowed experimentation in the public schools, and recognized that experimenting with the lives of [...]
New Orleans Education Reform: A Guide for Cities or a Warning for Communities?
Peer Reviewed Title: New Orleans Education Reform: A Guide for Cities or a Warning for Communities? (Grassroots Lessons Learned, 2005-2012) Journal Issue Berkeley Review of Education, 4(1) Author Buras, Kristen L., Georgia State University Urban South Grassroots Research Collective, Members Publication Date: 2013 Publication Info: Berkeley [...]
A Broader Bolder Approach to Education; Mission Statement
A Broader, Bolder Approach to Education The Challenge More than a half century of research, both here and abroad, has documented a powerful association between social and economic disadvantage and low student achievement. Weakening that association is the fundamental challenge facing America’s education policy [...]