By Paul L. Thomas, Ed.D. | Originally Published at The Becoming Radical. November 10, 2013 No child has ever chosen to be poor. Children have never caused the poverty that defines their lives, and their education. Yet, the adults with political, corporate, and educational wealth and power—who [...]
By Kelly Wallace | Originally Published at Cable News Network [CNN]. November 9, 2013 Editor's note: Kelly Wallace is CNN's digital correspondent and editor-at-large covering family, career and life. She is a mom of two. Read her other columns and follow her reports at CNN Parents and [...]
By Becky Schlikerman | Originally Published at Sun Times. November 7, 2013 5:52PM The Chicago Teachers Union Thursday urged its members and parents to take a stand against standardized tests. CTU President Karen Lewis announced the “Let us Teach” campaign in Chicago as similar measures were rolled [...]
By David Sirota | Originally Published at Salon. November 7, 2013 The right loves to demonize unions, but economic factors are much more important to success in the classroom Google the phrase “education crisis” and you’ll be hit with a glut of articles, blog posts and think [...]
Have you ever been in front of an active teen or tween, a twenty or thirty something who is connected [in cyberspace], but disconnected? Perhaps it is your partner, a person in his/her forties, fifties or sixties? He or she sits with you in a restaurant or [...]
Illustration; By Bob Dahm Commentary By Karran Harper Royal | Originally Published at Education Week. | November 6, 2013 For years, as a resident of New Orleans, I was a super-involved parent, engaged in everything from the proverbial bake sale to serving on the school improvement committee. [...]
Graphic; Report on A New-Majority Low-Income Students By David Sirota | Originally Published at In These Times In These Times. November 8, 2013 Google the phrase “education crisis” and you'll be hit with a glut of articles, blog posts and think tank reports claiming the entire American [...]
It is 4:30 AM. The morning frost has not yet begun to melt. She shivers. It is freezing cold outside; twenty-nine degrees in the sun were it out. In her home the temperature is not much better. Sandra cannot afford to turn on the heat. She scurries [...]
On election night, 2013 the headlines rang out what appears to be a regrettable truth; the people no longer support our schools. Voters Soundly Defeat Columbus School Levy Could it be that we turned a tide? For taxpayers, does money now mean more than the education of [...]
