By Daniel Denvir Originally Published at City Paper. September 17, 2013 Gov. Tom Corbett, Mayor Michael Nutter, the School Reform Commission, and myriad self-described education reform groups have all cited the School District of Philadelphia's catastrophic budget crisis to demand major concessions from teachers and other workers. But [...]
Civil Rights Groups Dispute Memo To State Board On New Funding Formula By John Fensterwald Originally Published at EdSource. September 3, 2013 In a sign of a skirmish to come, leaders of 30 civil rights and [...]
While it might be easy to dismiss any poll, it is vital that we realize peoples' opinions have power! Sure you might say the questions were skewed or either of the political Parties who worked on the project had a vested interest. Nevertheless, the numbers are clear [...]
"Intelligence." What visions of grandeur does the word conjure up? What does the lexeme connote? Most of us think of "intelligence" as intellect, aptitude, or acumen, any or each. As a society we prize "intelligence." Indeed, we will pay any price to achieve it. Consider the countless [...]
We each want the best for our child. We want our young to attend good schools. Confronted with countless "choices" what do we choose? Is it possible for any parent to make a bad decision? [If you are as we, we believe all is good.] Perhaps there [...]
An image of Trayvon Martin is held aloft at a gathering Saturday at the Lincoln Memorial to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. (Mladen Antonov, AFP/Getty Images / August 24, 2013) By Sandy Banks Originally Published at The Los Angeles [...]
Photo Credit: Getty Images For two score and ten years we have misremembered and made mythical the stories we prefer to believe. Perhaps that is why, fifty years later, there is a need to March again for Jobs and Freedom. In 1963 Bayard Rustin, Martin Luther King’s [...]
Ousted Chicago Public Schools chief Jean-Claude Brizard says Mayor Rahm Emanuel is a “master” media manipulator, but he’s also a control freak who needs to “let go” and “allow his managers to lead.” Originally Published at The Chicago Sun-Times Mayor Rahm Emanuel is a “master” media manipulator, [...]
Al Sharpton is one of the primary conveners of this Saturday’s march in Washington D.C. to commemorate the 1963 March on Washington. Photo: Getty Images/Andrew Burton Might it be that the divide in this country expresses itself in ways that are beyond color and class? Could it [...]
