By Trymaine Lee | Originally Published at MSNBC News. April 25, 2014 06:53 AM—UPDATED April 25, 2014 12:07 PM There are two pathways for children at one of the largest school buildings in Harlem. One route, reserved for a select few, comes with new carpeting, bright paint [...]
Dvorak students said they don't want to lose their teachers. (Kari Lydersen) By Kari Lydersen | Originally Published at Working In These Times. April 24, 2014 6:20 PM The Chicago Board of Education’s vote on Wednesday to convert three public elementary schools into “turnaround schools” run by [...]
Graphic; Prominent Ed-Tech Players' | Credit AngertAesthetics By Benjamin Herold | Originally Published at Education Week. April 22, 2014 Growing public concern about student-data privacy is prompting fresh scrutiny of the ways technology vendors handle children's educational information—and opening the gates for a flood of new questions [...]
By Amy B. Dean | Originally Published at YES! Magazine. April 18, 2014 Teachers are fighting the privatization wave by connecting with families right where they live. Science teacher Nick Faber walks to school after a home visit with a student's family. The Parent-Teacher Home Visit [...]
By Andrew Ujifusa | Education Week. April 16, 2014 As the appetite for educational data on students has grown across the K-12 sector, so has the stated desire among many state lawmakers to try to protect the privacy and security of sensitive student information. Spurred by concerns [...]
All Photographs represent aspects within the civil rights complaint. Tuesday, December 17, 2013. (Photo by Ted Jackson, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune) What do we do when an ugly reality comes face-to-face with the pretty picture fame and fortune flaunted? Do we run? Do we hide? Do we [...]
New York State has received their just reward, the highest dishonor. The schools statewide are known to engage in "double segregation." Students are increasingly isolated not only by race, but also by income. A Black or Latino student in New York State likely attends a school with [...]
House Speaker Will Weatherford, R-Wesley Chapel | Scott Keeler | Times This voucher program has relied on a convoluted redirect of tax dollars to avoid running afoul of the state Constitution that prevents public dollars from flowing to religious institutions. A Times Editorial | Originally Published at [...]
Stamford Charter School for Excellence applicant Charlene Reid listens to public comment in front of the State Board of Education in Hartford, Conn. on Wednesday, April 2, 2014. Photo: Brian A. Pounds | Buy this photo By Wendy Lecker | Originally Published at StamfordAdvocate. April 4, 2014 [...]
