Josh Haner/New York Times/Redux By Andy Kroll | Originally Published at Mother Jones. October 29, 2013 6:00 AM EDT The former CNN anchor says her nonprofit seeks to protect kids from predators in the classroom. Its real agenda may be union-busting. Early one morning in July, former [...]
Photograph; Teacher Lori Peck, helps first grader Timia Harris at Grace L. Patterson Elementary school in Vallejo, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) By Valerie Strauss. Elaine Weiss | Originally Published at The Washington Post Answer Sheet. October 26, 2013 at 10:00 am There are plenty of problems in [...]
From the West to the East, our days are replete with stories of slaughter. We hear about a slain student here. We read about a stabbed teacher there. At times the killings occur on the streets. On other occasions death hits a household. We would like to [...]
By Danielle Daley | Originally Published at Black Culture. October 25, 2013 Black identity development is recognized as the construction of one’s sense of Blackness. This occurs over several stages, most notably illustrated in Dr. William Cross’ model of Nigrescence, first published in 1971. This “process of [...]
By David Sirota | Originally Published at David Sirota. October 24, 2013 Back in 1982, the Violent Femmes urged a generation not to get so distressed about something being put on our permanent records. To the band’s young followers, it was a comforting reminder that for all [...]
“Education reform” that helps only your resume By Sandra Y.L. Korn | Originally Published at The Crimson in the The Red Line October 23, 2013 Last month, I got an email from a recruiter. An associate of Teach For America, citing a minor leadership role in a [...]
Using poverty alone to explain the achievement gap may do more harm than good. By Richard Rothstein | Originally Published at The Economic Policy Institute [EPI]. October 10, 2013 On her “Bridging Differences” blog, educator Deborah Meier began a discussion with Mike Petrilli of the [...]
Joe Raymond/AP Photo By Julia Ryan | Originally Published at The Atlantic. October 18, 2013 A new book argues that public schools are actually academically superior. Sarah Theule Lubienski didn’t set out to compare public schools and private schools. A professor at the University of Illinois at [...]
Cesar Chavez Elementary students play capture the flag at recess. (Los Angeles Times | April 16, 2012) By Robert Ross | Originally Published at The Los Angeles Times. October 17, 2013 Imagine that you walk into the newborn nursery ward at an American hospital and you see [...]
