By Kiese Laymon | Originally Published at ESPN. June 7, 2013 | Plenty has been left unsaid in locker rooms at every level | Photographic Credit; Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images The conversations we could be having about love, sex and religion My senior year at Oberlin College, [...]
© copyright 2013 Betsy L. Angert. BeThink Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Governor Chris Christie, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder, Pennsylvania State Commission Chairman, Pedro Ramos, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, and President Obama, by now you have likely seen or heard the news. Nine-year old Asean [...]
In 2013 the issue of poverty is pronounced. It is the cause of great debate and much conflict. However, the conflict is mostly in interest, self-interest. The one interest that receives far less if any attention at all is poverty and the extent of poverty. How to [...]
Michelle Rhee, right, talks to third grader Kmone Feeling during a visit at J.O. Wilson Elementary School on Aug. 23, 2010 in Washington. D.C | (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)By David Sirota | Originally Published at Salon. June 3, 2013 In the great American debate over education, the [...]
Dearest Melissa Harris-Perry ... It's me, Betsy, one of your many Twitter followers, a viewer of your program, and a person who was honored to hear you speak at the last Rebuild The Dream Convention. As an Educator, I am grateful for your sharing what is so [...]
© copyright 2013 Betsy L. Angert. BeThink. The situation in Chicago is emblematic of our nation's history. Currently, fifty schools are slated for closure. Some city residents chose to be silent. Silence is perceived as safer. Others are satisfied with the segregation policies that are pervasive. Selective [...]
In the last quarter century or more student evaluations have been used as a form of punishment. Instead of the traditional assessments that invite reflection and a path towards progress, mostly, newer high-stakes examinations determine a student's fate. Frequently, a young person struggling to learn a newer [...]
The city of Chicago is among many urban areas facing school closures as a result of budget cuts and declining student population. This has parents concerned about their kids' safety as they will have to travel farther to get to school. Kenwood Oakland parent Jeanette Taylor reminds [...]
Journalist and All In host, Chris Hayes, has covered what is characterized as the "closing of under-utilized public schools" since he first took to the late night air. The broadcaster observes as many others have and do; Mayor Rahm Emanuel embraces entreprenuerial education reform and the billionaire [...]
