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Missouri Governor Vetoes Bill Allowing Teachers To Carry Concealed Weapons At School

Posted on July 16, 2014 by The Soul Brother

By Shannon Greenwood Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon vetoed a bill Monday which would have allowed teachers and administrators to carry concealed weapons in schools. The bill would have designated certain school officials as “school protection offers” who would have to … Continue reading →

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How Schools Have Become Dead Zones of the Imagination

Posted on August 19, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Henry A. Giroux “Some of us who have already begun to break the silence of the night have found that the calling to speak is often a vocation of agony, but we must speak. We must speak with all the humility … Continue reading →

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Geoffrey Canada – Our failing schools. Enough is enough!

Posted on May 8, 2013 by The Soul Brother

The founder of the Harlem Children’s Zone discusses the plight of American education. Excellent!

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John Legend: Wake Up! We Know How to Fix Our Schools

Posted on October 7, 2010 by The Soul Brother

This is a wake up call to all of us. Education is vital and John Legend argues his case clearly and convincingly. It is time to break the complacency of letting someone else spearhead educational reform and let’s do it … Continue reading →

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Final Bell: Kansas City’s Effort to Save Its Schools

Posted on June 8, 2010 by The Soul Brother

Time Magazine’s Karen Ball on the Kansas City school closures. I have written about this also in Dying School,Dying City. Now this has gotten national press. This just validates my stand that Dr. Covington, the Kansas City School Board, the … Continue reading →

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Dying School, Dying City

Posted on June 4, 2010 by The Soul Brother

I originally wrote this back in February. The KCMSD approved this plan and yesterday was the last day of school for this school year. It also marked the end, the closure of 21 community treasures and havens in Kansas City-its schools. … Continue reading →

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