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VideoSecretary Duncan’s Proposed School Restructuring Smacks of Dressed-up Discrimination [VIDEO]
by Terry Keleher on July 15 2009, 9:31AM
Borrowing from his playbook at the Chicago Public Schools, U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan wants to go national with his school “turnaround” model, First, you fire the entire staff—from teachers to kitchen workers and janitors—at neighborhood schools, typically in…
Topics: Schools & Youth
Sikh Students Speak Out: “We Want Safe Schools Now!”
by Julianne Hing on July 8 2009, 1:35PM
I’m both excited and a little disheartened to share the latest news from the Sikh Coalition’s New York office. The community org released a new report with findings that show that one year into a 2008 resolution announced by New…
Topics: Politics, Schools & Youth
by Michelle Chen on July 3 2009, 5:23PM
Under the banner of reform and equal opportunity, the country is moving toward national education standards. But in education, a “common” standard isn’t necessarily an “equal” one, especially for the communities hardest hit by failures in public schools. EdWeek…
Topics: Schools & Youth
Horne v. Flores: Lessons in equality
by Michelle Chen on June 25 2009, 9:05PM
After sidestepping the issue of equality in voting rights earlier this week, the Supreme Court today issued a ruling that could loosen the legal framework for ensuring equality in education. The case, Horne v. Flores, was brought by parents…
Topics: Schools & Youth
Students Denied Diplomas For Protesting
by Cindy Von Quednow on June 23 2009, 1:14PM
photo credit: David Rapkin In protest to the Los Angeles Unified School District layoffs and cuts, fifteen students at Liechty Middle School in Los Angeles turned their backs during their graduation ceremony. For this they were not allowed to…
Topics: Schools & Youth
by Kari Lydersen on June 16 2009, 12:00PM
With digital recorders and DVDs, young people are saving endangered languages.
Topics: Schools & Youth
Budget Cuts Leaving California Schools High and Dry: Youth of Color Disproportionately Affected
by Guest Columnist on June 11 2009, 5:10PM
by Christina Chen Last Tuesday, I watched as the returns for four Bay Area parcel tax ballot initiatives aimed at ameliorating the impact of state budget shortfalls on schools were announced. The results of Tuesday’s elections, which had come on…
Topics: Schools & Youth
Remembering Professor Takaki, An Activist, Educator and Pioneer
by Gina Acebo on May 27 2009, 2:18PM
As we come to the end of this year’s Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (APAHM), I want to take a moment to remember UC Berkeley Ethnic Studies Professor Ronald Takaki who passed away today. Now truth be told, I…
Topics: Schools & Youth
by Daisy Hernandez on May 26 2009, 4:19PM
Check out this new story by Mandy Van Deven at ColorLines.com. When she transfered to Storm Lake High School in Iowa from a high school in New York, Lori Phanachone indicated that she spoke a language other than English…
Topics: Schools & Youth
by Mandy Van Deven on May 26 2009, 12:00PM
A Laotian American teen protested No Child Left Behind and Won.
Topics: Schools & Youth
Breaking News: LAUSD Students Being Arrested for Protesting Layoffs
by Jorge Rivas on May 22 2009, 12:03PM
Close to 400 Los Angeles Unified School District students are marching to the district’s headquarters to protest teacher layoffs. CutsHurtKids twitter feed is reporting four Black students have been arrested and removed from the premises. Earlier in the week…
Topics: Schools & Youth
by Michelle Chen on May 20 2009, 8:54PM
The federal economic stimulus will pump millions of dollars into “innovation in education.” If that sounds vague, that’s kind of the point. The money will be targeted to nonprofit-led school reform initiatives that aim broadly to raise student achievement….
Topics: Schools & Youth
by Michelle Chen on May 19 2009, 5:11PM
Our schools go to great lengths to teach kids a lesson. Cedric Napoleon, a 14 year-old with behavioral problems at a Killeen, Texas public school, wouldn’t stay put in his seat. So his teacher restrained him by pinning him…
Topics: Schools & Youth
6.2 Million Students Dropped Out of School in 2007
by Jorge Rivas on May 7 2009, 10:18AM
via Sing Tao Daily & New America Media A joint study by the Northeast University and Alternative Schools Network, published Tuesday, shows that 6.2 million students dropped out of school in 2007. The Sing Tao Daily reports that this figure…
Topics: Schools & Youth
by Michelle Chen on May 6 2009, 4:38PM
It pays to start early when trying to set kids on the right path. Comprehensive preschool programs have been linked to better outcomes for children later in life, with lower rates of criminal justice involvement and higher earnings. Giving…
Topics: Economy, Schools & Youth
Color-blinders: race, genes and justice
by Michelle Chen on May 5 2009, 9:40PM
When, why and for whom does race matter? Those questions crop up every time the public receives a new batch of data tracing connections between race and inequality, especially in the realm of academic achievement. At Slate, William Saletan,…
Topics: Schools & Youth
by Michelle Chen on April 30 2009, 5:16PM
Data trickling out of New York City’s education system suggests as schools have pushed up test scores, they’ve also pushed out more students. A study released by the Public Advocate’s office shows that between 2000 and 2007, more than…
Topics: Schools & Youth
by Megan Tady on April 28 2009, 12:00PM
People of color struggle to get online for homework, jobs and more.
Topics: Schools & Youth
Breaking down the achievement gap
by Michelle Chen on April 23 2009, 2:14PM
Two new studies parse the academic achievement gap on several dimensions—race, socioeconomic status and geography—yet the statistics barely scratch the surface. Analyzing the school systems of the country’s 50 largest cities, Cities in Crisis 2009—a report published by a…
Topics: Schools & Youth
English and equality in the classroom and the courts
by Michelle Chen on April 20 2009, 8:54PM
Miriam Flores, 22, has bad memories of third grade. That was when she stopped being able to understand her teacher. As her family recounts the story, her grades dropped suddenly after her school in Nogales, Arizona, a town near…
Topics: Immigration, Schools & Youth
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