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Illinois School Bans Discussions of Michael Brown’s Death

Photographic Credit: Photo Credit: wavebreakmedia } Shutterstock.com By Paul L. Thomas, Ed.D. | Originally Published at AlterNet. August 26, 2014 Prohibiting students from talking about events in Ferguson offers them exactly the opposite of what they need. When faced with tragedies like the shooting of Michael [...]

Illinois School Bans Discussions of Michael Brown’s Death2016-11-29T17:37:41-05:00

I’m Black, My Brother’s White … and He’s a Cop Who Shot a Black Man on Duty

I never thought that my brother would be one of those police officers. He was supposed to be different because of me My white brother loved black people more than I did when we were growing up. As a black interracial child of the south [...]

I’m Black, My Brother’s White … and He’s a Cop Who Shot a Black Man on Duty2016-11-29T17:37:41-05:00

The Poor Pay the Highest Price for Charter School Experiments — Part 1 — New Orleans

By Brett Dickerson | Originally Published at Life At The Intersections. August 25, 2014 | Eight in 10 pupils in New Orleans attend charter schools, which are non-unionised and operate largely independently. Photograph: Julie Dermansky for the Guardian Julie Dermansky/Guardian It’s now clear that not everyone in [...]

The Poor Pay the Highest Price for Charter School Experiments — Part 1 — New Orleans2016-11-29T17:37:42-05:00

Back to School, and to Widening Inequality

A child buys tickets at the Halloween-Día de los Muertos fundraiser for Junipero Serra Elementary in Bernal Heights. The event netted $3,000 for the PTA. Photo by Tearsa Joy Hammock / San Francisco Public Press By Robert Reich | Robert Reich. Monday, August 25, 2014 American kids [...]

Back to School, and to Widening Inequality2016-11-29T17:37:42-05:00

5 Reasons We All Need to Talk to Kids About Race in America

Photograph Credit: Chicago Parent By Bree Ervin | Originally Published at Everyday Feminism and re-published at EmpathyEducates with their permission. August 23, 2014. “I don’t see color — I just see people.” “I want to raise my children to treat everyone the same.” “If we stopped pointing [...]

5 Reasons We All Need to Talk to Kids About Race in America2016-11-29T17:37:42-05:00

St. Louis Artists Respond To Ferguson With Chalk

What have we done to our children? We express distress over their education. All those tests, a standardized curriculum. Our schools are "failing," or so some say and charter schools are scamming in countless ways. We try to opt out

St. Louis Artists Respond To Ferguson With Chalk2016-11-29T17:37:42-05:00

We Are Our Brother’s Mirror – Study; Police Often Provoke Protest Violence

Photograph; Demonstrators supporting protesters in Ferguson, Mo., hold up mirrors to police during a march Wednesday in Oakland. Photo Credit: Scott Strazzante, The Chronicle Beginning at birth we teach our children. We teach them how to talk, how to walk, and how to act when with other [...]

We Are Our Brother’s Mirror – Study; Police Often Provoke Protest Violence2016-11-29T17:37:42-05:00

Ferguson’s Schools Are Just as Troubling as Its Police Force

Ferguson's Schools Are Just as Troubling as Its Police Force and The City Won't Heal Until We Fix Them Too. By Tracey Meares | Originally Published at The New Republic. August 22, 2014 A day after his visit to Ferguson, Missouri, Attorney General Eric H. Holder stated [...]

Ferguson’s Schools Are Just as Troubling as Its Police Force2016-11-29T17:37:42-05:00

Why ‘Funny Kid Shaming’ Isn’t Really Funny

Photograph; Teenage girl (16-18) sitting by laptop, woman in background. A mother? A stranger? What is the relationship and if the girl is shamed what will she think and do? By Vicki Hoefle | Originally Published at Huffington Post. August 21, 2014 2:11 PM We live in [...]

Why ‘Funny Kid Shaming’ Isn’t Really Funny2016-11-29T17:37:43-05:00
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