Showing posts with label Community Involvement. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Community Involvement. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 23, 2013

School Closings a Civil Rights Issue

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I'm glad somebody said it.... It's Not Always the Right Choice to Close a Failing School
Wednesday, April 17, 2013

We Need to Talk About Injustice

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Economic status determines a lot for our children especially with the public school to prison pipeline being a very prevalent problem her...
Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Are Our Students Allowed to Flex Their Decision Making Muscles?

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"Simply put, we have fallen in love with the illusory certainty of making a choice, and abandoned any shared commitment to investing in...
Monday, April 15, 2013

While School Doors Close, Prison Cells Open

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Four major cities are closing several schools next year: Philadelphia (23), New York City (23), The District of Columbia (15) and Chicago (5...
Friday, April 12, 2013

180 Days: American High School

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PBS follows one struggling District of Columbia school's journey to redemption. This is probably one of the more realistic depictions o...
Tuesday, March 26, 2013

The Battle at Kruger: Community Comes to the Rescue

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While reading, the founder of the Children's Defense Fund Marian Wright Edelman's,   The Sea is So Wide and My Boat is So Small ,...
Monday, March 18, 2013

What Does School Really Teach Children?

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What can we do to change this senario? At home, at school and in the community? What is your role in educating the children in your comm...