by Jeff Bryant | Sep 25, 2013 | Education
One of the most popular shows on TV currently centers on a high school chemistry teacher whose cancer diagnosis and lack of adequate health insurance vault him into a life of crime in the drug trade. The series takes to an extreme the personal human drama of the main...
by Jeff Bryant | Sep 17, 2013 | Education
Earlier this year, spontaneous rebellions against top-down mandates and budget cuts inflicted on public schools erupted around the nation. In a months-long Education Spring, students, parents, teachers and community activists staged boisterous rallies, street...
by Emily Foster | Sep 12, 2013 | Conservatism, Education
A Center on Budget and Policy Priorities study released Thursday highlights significant cuts in public education spending since the Great Recession. The data in the report also shows a clear pattern: the states that have made the deepest cuts in public education are...
by Jeff Bryant | Sep 10, 2013 | Education
Last week brought the spectacle of one of America's more prominent conservative Republican governors haranguing the nation's first black president for setting "the fight for civil rights back for decades." Then, one of the conservative movement's leading opinion...
by Jeff Bryant | Sep 5, 2013 | Education
There are undoubtedly wonderful charter schools in existence, and Americans generally have a favorable opinion of charters, but hardly a week goes by without news of a scandal or a study tarnishing their image. With schools reopening everywhere across the country, the...
by Alexis McGill Johnson | Aug 27, 2013 | Democracy, Economy, Education
The 50th anniversary of the March on Washington presents a critical opportunity for this nation and the African American community to redefine the 21st Century vision for racial justice and freedom. To succeed, this must be a collective vision focused on changing...
