Editorials
By Martin Carnoy and Richard Rothstein | Originally Published at The Economic Policy Institute. December 1, 2013 at 12:39 pm Richard Rothstein Martin Carnoy National average scores of students on the 2012 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) will be released Tuesday, and we [...]
Facts And Resources About The Education of Children And Youth Experiencing Homelessness? How Many Children and Youth Experience Homelessness? In the 2011-2012 school year, 1,166,339 homeless children and youth were enrolled in public schools.1 This is a 71 percent increase since the 2006-2007 school year. [...]
Originally Published at Theories & Practice. Harvard Family Research Project| The Evaluation Exchange IX 2 M. Elena Lopez and Holly Kreider of HFRP present a framework of authentic parent participation in school reform and its implications for evaluation. Although educators closely scrutinize how this reform [...]
Growing up in poverty can have long-lasting, negative consequences for a child. But for poor children raised by parents who lack nurturing skills, the effects may be particularly worrisome, according to a new study at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. [...]
By Heidi Shierholz | Originally Published at Economic Policy Institute October 23, 2013 Over the last five years, government employment has dropped by 657,000 as a result of the Great Recession’s effects on federal, state, and local budgets. With kids getting settled back in the classroom this [...]
A report released recently by the Southern Education Foundation (SEF), "A New Majority: Low Income Students in the South and the Nation," finds that low-income children are a majority of students in 17 states, primarily in the South and West, and [...]
John Lewis; March: Book One – The Book Reviewed Reviewed By Robert Kirby | Originally Published at The Comics Journal October 23, 2013 March: Book One is the memoir of Congressman John Lewis (District 5, Georgia) who has had a long and distinguished political [...]
Media Coverage, Interviews, Collaboration October ABC Action News. Parents in Action: Teacher/Parent Communications. Angela Ardolino. October 3, 2013. September Yahoo Shine. Beth Greenfield. Walmart Naughty Leopard Halloween costume. Sept. 26, 2013. Boston.com. Barbara Meltz. “Child Caring: Kids & [...]
Professional Talks To Teachers, Parents & Beyond FALL 2013 MOC Community Partnerships & Strengthening Families Alliance—Fitchburg, MA. Parent Workshop. “Meeting Children’s Needs in Violent Times.” Sept. 25. Alaska Pacific University, Anchorage, Alaska. Keynote address/training for teachers, parents, and counselors. “Beyond the Screen: [...]
