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A Call for the Next Phase in the Resistance

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 [...]

A Call for the Next Phase in the Resistance2016-11-29T17:37:47-05:00

An Open Letter to the Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education

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 [...]

An Open Letter to the Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education2016-11-29T17:37:48-05:00

Why We’re Wrong About Affirmative Action: Stereotypes, Testing and the ‘Soft Bigotry of Low Expectations’

(Photograph Credit: Mark Wilson/Getty Images) By William A. Darity Jr., Alan A. Aja, , Darrick Hamilton | Originally Published at Huffington Post. July 28, 2014 5:04 PM Updated 5:59 PM EDT Earlier this month a divided Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the University of Texas' right [...]

Why We’re Wrong About Affirmative Action: Stereotypes, Testing and the ‘Soft Bigotry of Low Expectations’2016-11-29T17:37:48-05:00

Recover the Recovery School District – Return the Schools to the People

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 [...]

Recover the Recovery School District – Return the Schools to the People2016-11-29T17:37:48-05:00

Pimping Diversity

By John Fitzgerald Gates, Ph.D. | Originally Published at Huffington Post Business. July 24, 2014 12:49 pm EDT It has been said, "diversity management is a racket." Regrettably, there is a great deal of truth in this statement. In fact, "diversity management" has become a thriving industry [...]

Pimping Diversity2016-11-29T17:37:49-05:00

On the Journey For Justice Newark Parents Cheer Federal Investigation Into Controversial School Plan

Parents and advocates gather at Newark City Hall after U.S. Department of Education opened a civil rights investigation into the city's school reorganization plan. By Peggy McGlone | Originally Published at New Jersey Dot Com. - The Star-Ledger. July 24, 2014 at 6:00 AM, updated July 24, [...]

On the Journey For Justice Newark Parents Cheer Federal Investigation Into Controversial School Plan2016-11-29T17:37:49-05:00

My Son Has Been Suspended Five Times. He’s 3.

I received a call from my sons’ school in March telling me that my oldest needed to be picked up early. He had been given a one-day suspension because he had thrown a chair. He did not hit anyone, but he could have, the school [...]

My Son Has Been Suspended Five Times. He’s 3.2016-11-29T17:37:49-05:00

Children Have Been Coming to America Alone Since Ellis Island

It's hard to say exactly how many of Ellis Island's child migrants were unaccompanied, but a leading historian says they were in the several thousands. National Archives By Tasneem Raja | Originally Published at Mother Jones. July 18, 2014 6:00 AM EDT And no, we didn't just [...]

Children Have Been Coming to America Alone Since Ellis Island2016-11-29T17:37:49-05:00

Colleges Warned They Will Lose Federal Funding For Botching Campus Rape Cases

Hope Brinn and Mia Ferguson stand in front of a blackboard where they have written their complaints about sexual assaults at Swarthmore College (Credit: Michael Bryant/Philadelphia Inquirer) Years ago, while I do not recall how or why it happened I enrolled in classes. The intent was to [...]

Colleges Warned They Will Lose Federal Funding For Botching Campus Rape Cases2016-11-29T17:37:50-05:00
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