Perhaps, if we are to truly understand what we see in our schools, we must learn from the streets. We know that societal norms enter the classroom. What is implicit can often be seen. Witness what occurs at crosswalks and ask yourself, is education policy borne out [...]
Getty Image By Margaret Kimberley | Originally Published at Black Agenda Report. May 28, 2014 When white teachers handcuff first graders, or white police throw Black tweens through glass windows, or shoot unarmed youths, it may be because of racially warped perceptions. “Black children are dehumanized to [...]
First lady Michelle Obama exercises with children from Chicago Public Schools, in her hometown of Chicago, as she makes a major announcement helping to bring back physical activity to area schools, while celebrating the third anniversary of her 'Lets Move' program. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green) Introductory Essay [...]
By Julianne Hing | ColorLines. Schools & Youth. Tuesday, May 27 2014, 7:20 AM EST Sixty years after Brown v. Board of Education, schools are still both separate and unequal. Community and civil rights groups say they’ve identified a key force that’s aggravated the inequity: school closures. [...]
By David Sirota | Originally Published at PandoDaily. May 27, 2014 Last week, Gov. Chris Christie announced he will take $2.4 billion owed to New Jersey’s public pension system and use it instead to balance the state’s current budget. To hear Christie tell it, he has no [...]
The British Social Attitudes survey usually involves interviews with about 3,300 people, chosen at random. Photograph: Fiona Hanson/PA Is racial prejudice racism and how do we know if one, the other or either exists? Do we believe that racism persists? Perhaps we are comfortable with the notion [...]
Public elementary and secondary education revenue declined in fiscal year 2012 for the first time since 1977, when the U.S. Census Bureau began collecting public education finance data on an annual basis. According to new Census Bureau findings released today, public elementary and secondary school [...]
America, do you know where your children are? Parents, how might you see your son? Is he a scholar, a saint, or is he scorned for his race? Perhaps each of these is true. What about your daughter? Is she the greatest? Is she considered equal to [...]
In this April. 1, 2011 photo, New York City fifth graders enter PS321, a public elementary school in the Brooklyn Borough of New York. New York state has the most segregated public schools in the nation, with many black and Latino students attending schools with virtually no [...]
