Photograph; A protestor during demonstrations in Ferguson, Mo. on August 17, 2014. | Credit; Jon Lowenstein—Noor for TIME Kareem Abdul-Jabbar @kaj33 | Originally Published at Time. August 17, 2014 Ferguson is not just about systemic racism — it's about class warfare and how America's poor are held [...]
One of the most famous parables in the Christian Bible is the story of the Good Samaritan. It has been told and retold in many different ways—many different times. Likely the most effective use of this story told by Jesus of Nazareth, in the modern [...]
By Paul Brandeis Raushenbush | Originally Published at Huffington Post. August 13, 2014 4:18 PM EDT Updated: August 14, 2014 9:59 AM EDT 'Can we switch for just one day?' my friend Sean jokingly asked me as we were working out at the gym. 'No, way' I [...]
Irene Robinson wraps her arm around her grandchild, who attended Anthony Overton Elementary School in Chicago [2013]. The school is one of 48 now shuttered because of a budget deficit. Many parents have voiced concerns about the closures. Photograph by Michael By Joseph Erbentraut | Originally Published [...]
Graphic; Respect Existence or Expect Resistance by AngertAesthetics By Paul L. Thomas, Ed.D. | Originally Published at The Becoming Radical. August 5, 2014 Teachers at every level of schooling have struggled against two powerful social claims: (i) education has always been labeled a failure by political leaders [...]
You likely heard the stories. You've seen it in the papers. Oprah too sang the praises. In New Orleans, we have witnessed a Miracle. Finally the city is able to provide an excellent education. Yes, the skies opened up. The rains fell. The area was flooded. And [...]
A crowd of about 50 showed up for the charter board meeting. photo: Della Hasselle Introductory Essay By Raynard Sanders, Ed.D., an Educator, a former John McDonogh School Principal and a New Orleans resident The failure of the corporate education reforms in New Orleans has been clearly [...]
By Paul L. Thomas, Ed.D. | Originally Published at The Becoming Radical. June 26, 2014 Early and often, the Obama administration’s education agenda, headed by Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, has driven the public narrative about public schools, teachers, and students with a relentless claim [...]
By Eddie S. Glaude Jr | Originally Published at The New York Times. Updated; June 23, 2014 2:16 PM | Photographic Credit; Residents of the historically African-American neighborhood of Harlem. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Black academics don’t have a “special obligation” to speak to [...]
