Outrospection/Engagement

Anthology; Nation's Priority; Poverty and/or the Children? EmpathyEducates presents an anthology of articles on the inextricably tied topics, Poverty and Education. We ask is poverty, or addressing it, our nations priority? Are children valued over combat or critical care? Do we prevent problems for our progeny [...]

The History of Citizens for Public Schools. Born of political urgency, Citizens for Public Schools was formed in the spring of 1982, to oppose a Massachusetts ballot question seeking to divert tax dollars to parochial schools. Over the course of a few hectic weeks its leaders assembled [...]

Huffington Post Education News

The National Center for Fair & Open Testing (FairTest) works to end the misuses and flaws of standardized testing and to ensure that evaluation of students, teachers and schools is fair, open, valid and educationally beneficial. The National Center for Fair & Open Testing (FairTest) advances quality [...]

Parents Across America (PAA) is a non-partisan, non-profit grassroots organization that connects parents and activists from across the U.S. to share ideas and work together to improve our nation’s public schools. PAA is committed to bringing the voice of public school par­ents – and common sense – [...]

About IDEA [Institute for Democratic Education in America] is a national effort to connect education with and through our nation’s democratic values. We believe in an education that allows students and teachers to discover and expand their capacity and joy for learning and to thrive through active [...]

About the Coalition of Essential Schools (CES) is at the forefront of creating and sustaining personalized, equitable, and intellectually challenging schools. Essential schools are places of powerful learning where all students have the chance to reach their fullest potential. By coaching for cultures of continuous improvement and [...]

Our Name is inspired by the Critical Multiculturalist Henry Giroux, who said, “Schools (should) become places where students and teachers can become border crossers engaged in critical and ethical reflection about what it means to bring a wider variety of cultures into dialogue with each other.” Border [...]

Empowered By Play Mission: To help families and teachers protect and promote imaginative play in this way-too busy, media-filled, consumer-driven world. Empowered by Play was founded in 2009 by teacher-turned-activist Geralyn Bywater McLaughlin, M.Ed. An early childhood educator for 25 years, she is also a mother of [...]