By Kari Harden Contributing Writer | Originally Published at Louisiana Weekly. October 28, 2013 Despite being the recipient of an $800,000 federal grant, John McDonogh Senior High School is having serious money problems. In April, Future is Now (FINS), the Charter Management Organization (CMO) running the school, [...]
Ask yourself the question, "Do we want the children to authentically grow or grow up into mindless measurers?" Poet and Philosopher Maya Angelou joins with Authors’ and Illustrators’, thoughtful thinkers in addressing the President. Their words of wisdom challenge the use and abuse that today [...]
Diane Ravitch joins Melissa Harris Perry. The two discuss Ravitch's latest book, The Reign of Error." The question is what might terrorize Americans most? The answer is anything but ambivalent. The problem is our citizens do not see what hits them directly in the face. Slowly and [...]
The question of truth, consequences, punishment and principles come together under the guise of a "no excuses" policy. Who do we retain, why, and when are questions we ask in society writ-large. When these same queries show up in our schools what do we do? We might [...]
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 [...]
Students cross 25th Street at South Central Park Avenue as police and a Safe Passage guard keep watch. (John J. Kim, Chicago Tribune) You can lead a child to a welcoming school, but you cannot make him or her drink from waters that feel dangerous. No. A [...]
Photograph; as a designated "welcoming school," Johnson School of Excellence on the West Side got upgrades to technology. But only 34 students out of 145 from shuttered Pope Elementary are enrolled at the school, according to CPS figures | WBEZ/Linda Lutton By Linda Lutton | Originally Published [...]
Photograph: James P. Steyer, the chief of Common Sense Media. The pundits, the pundits like to slice and dice our country into red states and blue States: red states for Republicans, blue States for Democrats. But I've got news for them, too. We worship an awesome God [...]
Photograph: Kindergarten gets as tough with multiple choice tests Kindergarteners are having a tough time with standardized math tests. Originally Published at New York Daily News. October 10, 2013 Goodbye Play-Doh, hello No. 2 pencils. Because of a tough new curriculum and teacher evaluations, 4- and 5-year-olds [...]
