By Emily Richmond | Originally Published at Education Writers Association. February 26, 2014 When it comes to having their voices heard, teachers overwhelmingly say they aren’t being listened to on matters of education policy at the state or national level. At the school level, however, 69 percent [...]
Photograph; Chicago Public Schools released data on Tuesday showing privately-run charter schools expel students at a vastly higher rate than the rest of the district. (Posted on: February 26, 2014) Disparity sure to become fuel in ongoing education debate By Noreen S. Ahmed-Ullah and Alex Richards | [...]
Generic image | THINKSTOCK By Jenée Desmond-Harris | Originally Published at The Root. February 26 2014 1:00 AMRace Manners: My white preschooler thinks she should do what “kids that are the same color” do at lunch. Help! “My 3-year-old daughter attends preschool at a public charter in [...]
CPS parent and More than a Score member Cassandra Creswell speaking at this morning's press conference. | Hannah Lutz/Sun-Times By Hannah Lutz | Chicago Sun Times. February 25, 2014 1:21PM Hundreds of CPS students from 25 schools are refusing to take their annual state achievement test next [...]
Hands raised — Raising their hands, Alexa Martinez, 7, back row, left; Jennifer Hernandez, 6; Helen Hernandez, 7; and Noe Ortiz, 6, are eager to answer a question from library aide Cindy Ramirez after reading the book "Abe Lincoln's Hat" at San Pedro Elementary School in Los [...]
(Photo: Franco Folini / Flickr) By Christian Exoo and Calvin F. Exoo | Originally Published at Truthout. | Truthout | Op-Ed February 22, 2014 09:19 Talking about poverty and inequality is all the rage these days. President Obama wants to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 [...]
Photograph; Drugs don't 'cure' a disease called ADHD, the way that antibiotics cure pneumonia. Getty Images By Alison Gopnik | Originally Published at Wall Street Journal. February 21, 2014 In the past two decades, the number of children diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder has nearly doubled. [...]
By Dean Paton | Originally Published at Yes! Magazine. February 21, 2014 In the rush to privatize the country’s schools, corporations and politicians have decimated school budgets, replaced teaching with standardized testing, and placed the blame on teachers and students. Until about 1980, America’s public schoolteachers [...]
At what point does education 'reform' become abuse? By Jeff Bryant | Originally Published at Campaign: America's Future. February 20, 2014 Last [month], NBC News reported about a school near St. Louis that conducted an “active shooter drill” in which campus law officers and teachers instruct high [...]
