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Teacher’s Image Takes a Hit in America
Something about our fast-paced, super consumerist society seems to have robbed the teaching vocation the respect it deserves, disposing that once concrete and tender human relationship to a matter …
Charter Schools: the Segregation of Latino and African-American Students
The segregation of ELL students from the mainstream classroom creates a separation between English speaking students and bilingual students.
The Green Ninja
Can we raise a generation of green kids? “The Green Ninja” says we can.
America’s Military Academies Are Seriously Flawed
Today's US military likes to fancy itself a collection of warriors, but America is not Sparta.
“Ban the Box” Campaigns Seek to End Discrimination Against Formerly Incarcerated College Applicants
The box is more likely to dissuade, if not outright bar, people of color than their white counterparts.
“Voices of a People’s History,” 10th Anniversary Edition Features Testing Resistance MAP Boycott!
Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove's updated primary source companion to “A People's History of the United States” includes Amber Kudla's anti-standardized testing graduation speech and Jesse Hagopian's reflection on …
What Hitler and ISIS Have in Common
As an educator and a Muslim, I find this assault on knowledge deplorable.
ROTC Brings the Military Home to CUNY
Kicked off campuses in the Northeast in the '60s, ROTC is back appealing to the most vulnerable students.
Public Schools and Logic 101 for George Will
Public schools have an obligation to provide an education for our children. That means all of our children, including those with disabilities.
The Tulsa Test-Defyers: We Won’t Give Tests That “Rob Children of Their Educational Liberties”
The brave actions of Karen Hendren and Nikki Jones are sure to inspire other educators around the nation who believe that education has to be about more than eliminating …