By Paul L. Thomas, Ed.D. | Originally Published at The Becoming Radical. February 13, 2014 The snow started in South Carolina on Tuesday, February 11, 2014, and when I woke up Thursday, February 13, the snow continued, laying down a powdery blanket on the ice crust formed [...]
Base Photograph; AP Photo | Wisconsin State Journal/John Hart By Paul L. Thomas, Ed.D. | Originally Published The Becoming Radical. February 12, 2014 “Work hard. Be nice.” is the tag-line of Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP) charter schools, schools that serve primarily (and often exclusively) high-poverty minority [...]
A recent study adds to the mounting pile of evidence that a child's early years are critical for determining later academic success. Poor kids are falling far behind. AP Images/Lynn Hermosa By Monica Potts | Originally Published at The American Prospect. February 12, 2014 Most Americans think [...]
Teacher Linda Robinson works on algebra with students, left, Alicia Varney and Savannah Reed, both 16, at Union County’s Porter Ridge High, one of the schools that logged a strong performance on new state ratings of teacher effectiveness. Davie Hinshaw — dhinshaw@charlotteobserver.com Introductory Essay By Betsy L. [...]
Photograph; In a frame grab from video obtained by The Associated Press, an inmate attacks fellow inmate Hanni Elabed at the privately-run Idaho Correctional Center just south of Boise, Idaho. Elabed suffered brain damage and persistent short-term memory loss after he was beaten by inmate James Haver [...]
By Paul L. Thomas, Ed.D. | Originally Published at The Becoming Radical. February 6, 2014 One legacy of Ronald Reagan’s presidency is his being tagged the Teflon president, as Patricia Schroeder explained: As a young congresswoman, I got the idea of calling President Reagan the “Teflon president” [...]
Former House Speaker Tip O'Neil is famous for coining the axiom, "All politics is local." It begins with the people. Yes, this is true, but the contrast is also apparent. In recent years, big money flooded into our elections. It changed the dynamic. The will to fight [...]
Illustration; Copyright Bob Cahm By Ann Evans de Bernard | Originally Published at Education Week. February 3, 2014 | Published in Print: February 5, 2014, as When Is School Reform Not Reform? My state of Connecticut, like many others across the country, has received much attention lately [...]
Graphic; Pew Research Center. Introductory Essay By Betsy L. Angert | Originally Published at EmpathyEducates. February 5, 2013 This is a test! Do you feel the sweat? Are you prepared? Did you study? Oh, the stress. Perhaps, unlike me you feel the need to "achieve." "A Test", [...]
