By Jerome Hausman Download your electronic version now! The MAGNITUDE of the challenges confronting us requires responses that are revolutionary—a paradigm shift! Often we find ourselves speaking of “change,” “growth,” or “development” as shifting scenarios in our lives. Things do happen in the course [...]

The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
empathy2016-11-29T17:39:44-05:00The New Jim Crow is a stunning account of the rebirth of a caste-like system in the United States, one that has resulted in millions of African Americans locked behind bars and then relegated to a permanent second-class status—denied the very rights supposedly won in [...]

When Students Repeat Grade or are Transferred Out of School
empathy2016-11-29T17:39:44-05:00Retention or Transfer? What does it mean for education systems? High rates of grade repetition can be costly for countries. In countries where more students repeat grades, overall performance tends to be lower and social background has a stronger impact on learning outcomes [...]

Education and Irrationality
empathy2016-11-29T17:39:44-05:00Dan Ariely challenges readers' assumptions about making decisions based on rational thought. Ariely explains, "My goal…is to help you fundamentally rethink what makes you and the people around you tick. I hope to lead you there by presenting a wide range of scientific [...]

Participatory Action Research Center for Education Organizing (PARCEO)
empathy2016-11-29T17:39:44-05:00Participatory Action Research Center for Education Organizing (PARCEO) was created in 2011 as a PAR-based education, research, and training center. PARCEO’s work grows out of a commitment to being a resource and support for groups and individuals interested in integrating or strengthening PAR into their organizing and [...]
The Schools of 2020
Jen Sorensen2016-11-29T17:39:44-05:00There was a brief moment last week, I think, when people were talking about public schools and the Wisconsin recalls. But that’s all kind of a hazy memory now. The news about bin Laden broke as I was past the point of no return, deadline-wise. [...]

The North Dakota Study Group (NDSG)
empathy2016-11-29T17:39:44-05:00The North Dakota Study Group (NDSG) is a diverse network of progressive educators dedicated to advocacy for useful, fair, and democratic ways to document and assess children's learning and offering a criticism of educational reform and practice in the light of an enduring concern with democracy and [...]

Predictably Irrational: Author Dan Ariely on Education Reforms
empathy2016-11-29T17:39:44-05:00There is far more to education than teacher compensation and "school choice reforms." To do well by and for our children we must consider motivation! How do we best serve our children and The Seventh Generation? We invite you to participate in another conversation, Dan Ariely: Education [...]
Citizens for Public Schools
empathy2016-11-29T17:39:44-05:00The 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 [...]