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From “Bad” Teachers to Teachers as Cheaters: The Burden of the Impossible

By >P. L. Thomas, Ed.D. | Originally Published at The Becoming Radical. April 3, 2015 | Illustration Credit; AngertAesthetics (Betsy L. Angert). The guilty verdict in the Atlanta cheating scandal seems to be a logical conclusion to the “bad” teacher myth confronted nearly five years ago by [...]

From “Bad” Teachers to Teachers as Cheaters: The Burden of the Impossible2016-11-29T17:37:16-05:00

Opinion: New Orleans Takeover is a Model — of What Not to Do with Georgia Schools

Is the state takeover in New Orleans a workable model for Georgia? By J. Celeste Lay | Originally Published at The Atlanta Journal‑Constitution April 1, 2015 | Photographic Credit; Children move from class to class Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School in New Orleans' — The [...]

Opinion: New Orleans Takeover is a Model — of What Not to Do with Georgia Schools2016-11-29T17:37:16-05:00

New Orleans Corporate Education Reform 101

What they won’t tell you about the education reforms in New Orleans? By Raynard Sanders, Ed.D. | Originally Published at EmpathyEducates. March 30, 2015 The corporate education reforms in New Orleans have been touted as the national guide for turning around urban school districts. As a result [...]

New Orleans Corporate Education Reform 1012016-11-29T17:37:16-05:00

The Worst State for Kids Up Against the Law

Last week, the Florida Supreme Court ruled in Falcon v. State that juveniles not convicted of murder may not be sentenced to life in prison, and that even those convicted of murder may not be sentenced to life without parole, citing a U.S. Supreme Court precedent [...]

The Worst State for Kids Up Against the Law2016-11-29T17:37:16-05:00

A Modern Rainmaker for Charter Schemes

As you read this missive please keep in mind that there is never one single rainmaker. A rainmaker is reflective of a philosophy. He, she, or we work to create policy. This "truth" is not confined within a city, or a state; nor is it restricted within [...]

A Modern Rainmaker for Charter Schemes2016-11-29T17:37:16-05:00

A Prosecutor Seeks Redemption. Can We Allow Prisoners the Same?

BY NOW MANY have read and been moved by the extraordinary mea culpa published in the Shreveport Times by a man named Marty Stroud III, who more than 30 years ago sent Glenn Ford to die for a crime he did not commit. “How wrong [...]

A Prosecutor Seeks Redemption. Can We Allow Prisoners the Same?2016-11-29T17:37:17-05:00

“To This Mayor [Rahm], Black and Brown Lives Do Not Matter”

3 Arrested at Die-In at Rahm Emanuel’s Office By Yana Kunichoff | Originally Published at In These Times. March 24, 2015 Protesters demand reforms to alleged abuses in Chicago’s criminal justice system, including a discriminatory “stop-and-frisk” program and secret interrogation site. A chaotic scene played out on [...]

“To This Mayor [Rahm], Black and Brown Lives Do Not Matter”2016-11-29T17:37:17-05:00

The Soapbox: There Is No Justification For An Adult Raping A Minor

By: Tiffanie Drayton | Originally Published at The Frisky. | March 23, 2015 | Image Credit; IBN Live. When I read an article (via Facebook) about a 23-year-old man being charged with the rape of a 12-year-old girl, after being caught by the child’s mother engaging in [...]

The Soapbox: There Is No Justification For An Adult Raping A Minor2016-11-29T17:37:17-05:00
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