© copyright 2013 Betsy L. Angert BeThink Look to the left. Look to the "right." In respect to education each side is willing to talk about sensitive subjects. Granted the two sides differ in respect to the specifics and the solutions. Nevertheless, either or each will dive [...]
While the Press may shape the conversation heard on most city streets, and surely the media molds the minds of the elite who never dare venture out into the neighborhoods. Behind the sound barriers society erects, real people speak. Occasionally, their words are placed in print. But [...]
© 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 [...]
A Big Grandiose Announcement! People of Chicago, Mayor Rahm Emanuel thinks the city is "Too Broke To Keep [Chicago Public Schools] Open!" How will the tax dollars intended for Chicago Schools be used? The Mayor will build an Event Center [a Sports Stadium complete with exclusive shops [...]
Republished by TruthOut. May 20, 2013 Jaisal Noor, TRNN Producer: In Chicago, hundreds of teachers, parents, and students have launched three days of marches to mark a final protest against plans to shutter 54 public schools. The march route includes the targeted schools, which are almost all [...]
Studies show that students born or raised in affluent families are more likely to succeed. From day one, an infant exposed to finer books, art, music, and language begins to bloom. The widening academic achievement gap between the rich and the poor is undeniable. Race, in the [...]
By Shankar Vedantam | National Public Radio. April 22, 2013 | To Listen to the Broadcast Harvard psychologist Mahzarin Banaji was once approached by a reporter for an interview. When Banaji heard the name of the magazine the reporter was writing for, she declined the interview: She [...]
The times have changed. Poverty is less prominent in the news. President Johnson's Great Society Plan is a thing of the past. The War On Poverty that brought into being the Elementary and Secondary Education Act has long since evolved. President Johnson and Congress, at the time, [...]
Students at the Lilla G. Frederick Pilot Middle School in Dorchester, Massachusetts. (Reuters/Adam Hunger) By Greg KaufmannCo-authored with Elaine Weiss | Originally Published at The Nation. February 1, 2013 - 11:26 AM ET Researchers know a lot about how various factors associated with income level affect a [...]
