Originally Published and Downloadable at Academia May 25, 2012 | Liberal Studies Program, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA, USA; Social Science and Comparative Education, University of California, Los Angeles, USA Many Students of Color have encountered cultural disrespect within their K-12 education in regards to their [...]
Journey For Justice Resources – The Principles and Plan That Unite Us!
empathy2016-11-29T17:39:34-05:00Journey for Justice Alliance Resources – Our Children Are Not Collateral Damage Click to download the guide! Click to download the guide! Click to download the guide! Click to download the guide! Click [...]
Broader Bolder Approach to Early Childhood Education Policy
empathy2016-11-29T17:39:34-05:00Broader Bolder Early Childhood Framework (click on graphics to enlarge) Slide One This presentation provides information, statistics, and arguments in favor of a broad set of early childhood care and education policies, including: Parental leave Nurse and other professional home [...]
Research Reforms
empathy2016-11-29T17:39:34-05:00Research on Reforms was developed because of the urgency to collect data and analyze the findings to determine if the educational reforms of 2005 were working. The 2005 Louisiana Legislature enacted laws that allowed experimentation in the public schools, and recognized that experimenting with the lives of [...]
New Orleans Education Reform: A Guide for Cities or a Warning for Communities?
empathy2016-11-29T17:39:34-05:00Peer Reviewed Title: New Orleans Education Reform: A Guide for Cities or a Warning for Communities? (Grassroots Lessons Learned, 2005-2012) Journal Issue Berkeley Review of Education, 4(1) Author Buras, Kristen L., Georgia State University Urban South Grassroots Research Collective, Members Publication Date: 2013 Publication Info: Berkeley [...]
A Broader Bolder Approach to Education; Mission Statement
empathy2016-11-29T17:39:34-05:00A Broader, Bolder Approach to Education The Challenge More than a half century of research, both here and abroad, has documented a powerful association between social and economic disadvantage and low student achievement. Weakening that association is the fundamental challenge facing America’s education policy [...]
Take Back Chicago; October 15th
empathy2016-11-29T17:39:34-05:00Download Flyer (English) | Download Flyer (Español) Join thousands of community and union members to launch a powerful shared economic justice platform.TAKE BACK CHICAGOOctober 15th UIC Forum 725 W Roosevelt Rd Chicago, Illinois 60607 5pm Rally and March 6-7:30pm Meeting Participating organizations include: Action Now • AFSCME [...]
Raynard Sanders, Ed.D.
empathy2016-11-29T17:39:34-05:00Raynard Sanders, Ed.D. Raynard Sanders, Ed.D has over thirty years of experience in teaching, educational administration, and economic and community development. As a principal of a New Orleans high school, he developed the first high school DNA lab in the state of Louisiana [...]
This Is Only a Test
empathy2016-11-29T17:39:34-05:00Tim Macpherson/STONE+, via Getty Images Carefully read the instructions on the cover of the test booklet. By Jonathan Kozol | Originally Published at The New York Times September 26, 2013 Over the past 20 years, a rising tide of voices in the world of public policy has [...]