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Can Racism Be Stopped in the Third Grade?
By Lisa Miller The form arrived in an email attachment on the Friday after winter break.“What is your race?”it asked. And then, beneath that, a Census-style list: “African-American/Black,” “Asian/Pacific Islander,” “Latina/o,” “Multi-racial,” “White,” and “Not sure.” The email, signed by … Continue reading
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Tagged children, education, Fieldston Lower School, New York City, race, racism, The Bronx
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61 Years After Brown v. Board Of Education, Many Schools Remain Separate And Unequal
By Rebecca Klein Decades after the U.S. Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board of Education ruling declared segregated schooling of black students unconstitutional, many American schools with high minority populations continue to receive fewer resources and provide an education that’s inferior … Continue reading
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Tagged Brown v. Board of Education, children, education, school, Segregation
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When Deshawn And Greg Act Out In Class, Guess Who Gets Branded A Troublemaker
By Macrina Cooper-White Research has shown that young black students in American schools are expelled and suspended three times as often as white students. Now a disturbing new study from Stanford University reveals one factor behind such disproportionate punishment. The … Continue reading
The City That Believed in Desegregation
By Alana Semuels Hawthorne Elementary in Louisville, Kentucky, looks like what you might imagine a typical American suburban elementary school to be, with students’ art projects displayed in the hallways and brightly colored rugs and kid-sized tables and chairs in … Continue reading
9-1-1 Tips & Guidelines
DEVELOPED FOR INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY.COM Created by a special 911 Lifeline, APCO, NENA team IS A PERSON HURT OR IN DANGER? – DO YOU NEED THE POLICE, FIRE OR AMBULANCE? Have you ever wondered whether to call 9-1-1? Since 9-1-1 is … Continue reading
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Tagged 9-1-1, education, Emergency service, Mobile phone, police, United States
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Students React To The Closure Of A Giant For-Profit College
By John O’Connor and Kirk Carapezza After a long reign as the fastest-growing and most problematic sector in higher education, for-profit colleges are on the ropes. This week the it will review how federal student aid is administered at one … Continue reading
Twelve Tips All Educators Must Know About Educating African American and Latino Students
By Quassan Castro In order to achieve success in the classroom with African American and Latino students, the educator must understand the population that he/she teaches, as well as consistently analyze if his/her teaching practices are effective. If you do not understand … Continue reading
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Tagged African Americans, bias, discrimination, education, Hispanics, race, school, stereotypes, teachers
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Republican unveils worst school idea ever: Make poor kids clean floors
By Jim Newell Rep. Jack Kingston seems to be the least crazy of the various House Republicans running to replace retiring Sen. Saxby Chambliss in Georgia. Why? Ha, I don’t really know; he got into some sort of fight with … Continue reading
How Wall Street Power Brokers Are Designing the Future of Public Education as a Money-Making Machine
By Anna Simonton Given that Arthur Rock has a net worth of $1 billion, lives in California and spends his time heaping money on tech startups (with the mantra, “Get in, get out,” as his guide), a local school board … Continue reading
Child Hunger So Common That Three-Quarters Of Teachers Have Hungry Students
By Alan Pyke Three-quarters of America’s teachers have students who routinely show up to school hungry and half say hunger is a serious problem in their classrooms, according to No Kid Hungry’s annual educator survey. The numbers represent a significant … Continue reading
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Tagged education, hunger, Reduced price meal, School meal, Teacher, United States
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