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Studies Suggest Economic Inequity Is Built Into, and Worsened by, School Systems

By Paul Thomas | Originally Published at TruthOut. Tuesday, May 15, 2012 10:02 So why do self-styled education "reformers" keep ignoring class issues? Ignoring Poverty as Education Reform As Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan represents both the discourse and policy currently driving education reform in the [...]

Studies Suggest Economic Inequity Is Built Into, and Worsened by, School Systems2016-11-29T17:38:00-05:00

The Unbearable Whiteness of Liberal Media

By Gabriel Arana | Originally Published at The American Prospect. May 12, 2014 This article has been corrected. If left-leaning publications value diversity, why don't they have any? On the staff of The American Prospect, I’m the only member of an ethnic minority. That's not because [...]

The Unbearable Whiteness of Liberal Media2016-11-29T17:38:03-05:00

Hedge Fund Titans Hum a Happy Tune, ‘Public Education Is For Sale’

The families of kindergarten teachers make less in a year than the average top 25 hedge fund manager makes in 15 minutes. Photograph; Blanton Elementary School kindergarten teacher Amy Collins, left with her class on Monday, August 20, 2012 in Lealman, Florida. (AP Photo/The Tampa Bay Times, [...]

Hedge Fund Titans Hum a Happy Tune, ‘Public Education Is For Sale’2016-11-29T17:38:03-05:00

‘Under Emanuel, Principals Have No Voice’

Pictured from left to right: Casey, Andrew, Tami Sirkin and Principal LaRaviere By Troy A. LaRaviere, Principal | Originally Published at The Chicago Sun Times. Letter to the Editor May 9, 2014 6:46 PM I am the son of a black father from the South Side and [...]

‘Under Emanuel, Principals Have No Voice’2014-05-23T23:32:46-04:00

Despite Shocking Reports of Fraud at Charter Schools, Lawmakers Miss Opportunity to Increase Oversight

(AP Photo/Chitose Suzuki) By Zoë Carpenter | Originally Published at The Nation. May 9, 2014 - 3:52 PM ET Between 2003 and 2008, a Minnesota charter school executive named Joel Pourier embezzled more than $1.3 million from his school, the Oh Day Aki Charter School. While students [...]

Despite Shocking Reports of Fraud at Charter Schools, Lawmakers Miss Opportunity to Increase Oversight2016-11-29T17:38:03-05:00

Mayor Stirs Summer Of Discontent

By Laura S. Washington | Chicago Sun Times. May 3, 2014 5:48PM It’s Rahm Emanuel’s hot mess. Crime is out of control, the summer is close at hand. The mayor faces heated discontent from unions, education activists and parents, particularly black folks. A year ago, Emanuel and [...]

Mayor Stirs Summer Of Discontent2014-05-08T00:00:07-04:00

Charter Schools Fail: New Reports Call Their ‘Magic’ Into Question

Kendra Herber teaches at New Choices Community School, which the state is suing to close.| Mark Lyons for The New York Times By Jeff Bryant | Originally Published at The Education Opportunity Network. May 7, 2014 When members of the U.S. House of Representatives consider, beginning today, [...]

Charter Schools Fail: New Reports Call Their ‘Magic’ Into Question2016-11-29T17:38:03-05:00

Karen Lewis Public Address: ‘It’s About The Money’ – City Club Chicago

Karen Lewis, President, Chicago Teachers Union from City Club Chicago on Vimeo. On behalf of the members and staff of the Chicago Teachers Union, I want to thank you for inviting me to the City Club again. I am always honored and pleased to stand [...]

Karen Lewis Public Address: ‘It’s About The Money’ – City Club Chicago2016-11-29T17:38:03-05:00

Consumed by the Digital Divide

Photograph: Echo/Getty Images/Cultura RF By Paul L. Thomas, Ed.D. | Originally Published at The Becoming Radical. May 5, 2014 The term “digital divide” is commonly used in education as a subset of the “achievement gap”—representing the inequity between impoverished and affluent students. Both terms, however, tend to [...]

Consumed by the Digital Divide2016-11-29T17:38:03-05:00
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