Inquiry

Research into childhood nutrition reveals that poor diet influences mental development in more ways than expected. Other aspects of poverty exacerbate the effects. By Larry Brown and Ernesto Pollitt | Originally Published in Scientific America February 1996 The prevalence of malnutrition in children is staggering. Globally, nearly [...]

Sustainable School Transformation — OUR CHILDREN ARE NOT COLLATERAL DAMAGE! Originally Published by Journey for Justice. December 2012 For Further Perspective, please ponder and Download A Proposal for Sustainable School Transformation. Communities for Excellent Public Schools. July 2010 The Sustainable Success Model. Communities for Excellent Public [...]

A hard look at privatization schemes masquerading as education policy In The Black and White of Education in Chicago's Public Schools, the Chicago Teachers Union exposes the falsehoods and inequities created by an education policy that, rather than being held publicly accountable, is controlled [...]

EmpathyEducates Path Towards True Progress In Public Education Policy EmpathyEducates is dedicated to establishing fair and equitable education policies, those that ensure equal education for all. EE forges a path for real and effective reforms. We work to impede entrepreneurial attempts to “restructure” our [...]

Reference Publication: Research-Based Options for Education Policymaking Download The Full Report Contact: William J. Mathis, (802) 383-0058, mailto:wmathis@sover.net URL for this press release: http://tinyurl.com/93jssqk BOULDER, CO (October 11, 2012) – This second in a series of two-page briefs summarizes current research findings on the likely effects of [...]

Why do we work and when do we feel good about what we do? In our private lives we pursue projects; we do mundane deeds. We wash the dishes, take out the garbage – clearly we want to be clean. We also do challenging deeds. We run [...]

The for-profit higher education industry was the target of a bruising report issued last week. Based on a two-year effort, the report detailed high rates of loan default, aggressive recruiting, higher than average tuition, low retention rates, and little job placement assistance. It was [...]

Executive Summary – Second Edition (2012) Originally Published at School Funding Fairness. Download the Summary [pdf] and the Full Report [pdf] The National Report Card is a critique of state school funding systems and the extent to which these systems ensure equality of educational opportunity for all [...]

Prince Edward County, Virginia, is the neglected chapter in American civil rights history. In 1951, black high school students in this rural county of 14,000 went on strike to protest unequal school facilities, several years before civil rights activities elsewhere in [...]