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 [...]
Generic Image (Istockphoto) By Paul L. Thomas, Ed.D. | Originlly Published at The Becoming Radical. April 14, 2014 The paradox of race in the U.S.: In order to become a culture in which race does not matter, race must always matter. Due this coming June, my first [...]
"Parent Involvement" can take many directions. Do we teach our children to be autonomous or do we ostensibly "help" them? "Too much is never enough" has become an American tradition. Too much love, too much guidance…are we hurting our children? Researchers have studied this question and ask [...]
By Adam Grant | Originally Published at The New York Times. April 11, 2014 What does it take to be a good parent? We know some of the tricks for teaching kids to become high achievers. For example, research suggests that when parents praise effort rather than [...]
By Paul C. Gorski | Originally Published at Teaching Tolerance. April 10, 2014 Cultural competence: I learn about Latino culture so that I can communicate effectively with my Latino students’ families. Cultural proficiency: Acknowledging the tremendous diversity among Latino families, I learn about the cultures, identities and [...]
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 [...]
A Problem With the Common Core By Elizabeth Phillips | Originally Published at The New York Times. April 9, 2014 I’D like to tell you what was wrong with the tests my students took last week, but I can’t. Pearson’s $32 million contract with New York State [...]
By Amanda Ripley | Originally Published at Amanda Ripley. April 9, 2014 | Photographic Credit; Mike Davis (Stephenson H.S., Stone Mountain, Ga.) and Arik Armstead (Pleasant Grove H.S., Elk Grove, Calif). By Photo by Forrest Berkshire, U.S. Army Cadet Command public affairs) | Flickr If you were [...]
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 [...]
