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by Guest Columnist on February 20 2009, 2:43PM
By Jamilah King This post originally appeared on WireTap. Excellent news in San Francisco. June Jordan High School for Equity, a relatively new alternative public school in the city’s Excelsior district, has one of the highest college acceptance rates in…
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Narrowing the gates to opportunity
by Michelle Chen on February 16 2009, 6:08PM
As some doors open for immigrants and others close, the gateway to citizenship remains mired in politics. The Pentagon is attempting to pull more immigrants into its ranks with a new“fast-track” to full legal status. The aim is to draw…
Topics: Immigration, Schools & Youth
Children of the foreclosure crisis
by Michelle Chen on February 9 2009, 6:41PM
Will the wave of foreclosures now engulfing the country create a new homelessness crisis? The youngest victims are emerging: the children whose families and educational futures are suddenly uprooted as the housing market spirals into free-fall. Though comprehensive school enrollment…
Topics: Economy, Schools & Youth
Assessing Racial Equity Impacts in the Stimulus - Part II (Education)
by Dom Apollon on February 5 2009, 4:29PM
The figure above shows that if the House stimulus package passes, the District of Columbia, which is 2/3 people of color, is likely to receive a good chunk of change for school modernization in comparison to the rest of…
Topics: Schools & Youth
by Seth Freed Wessler on January 6 2009, 12:00PM
It was to have been the country’s first public school teaching Arabic and English. Today, the Khalil Gibran International Academy is mired in fear and tension.
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Obama advisor John Jackson endorses the Compact for Racial Justice
by Tammy Johnson on December 18 2008, 2:21PM
In times of uncertainty it is good to have like-minded friends in high places. ARC ally, Dr. John H. Jackson, President and CEO of The Schott Foundation for Public Education, is definitely one to count on. Jackson was recently…
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Obama’s Education Decision. A Bit of Back Story
by Seth Freed Wessler on December 15 2008, 8:24AM
Obama has yet to appoint an education secretary and those rising to the top of the list present starkly different visions of what education should look like. The inclusion of Linda Darling-Hammond, a Stanford professor and education expert with…
Topics: Schools & Youth
by Seth Freed Wessler on December 3 2008, 12:00PM
It was to have been the country’s first public school teaching Arabic and English. Today, the Khalil Gibran International Academy is mired in fear and tension.
Topics: Schools & Youth
by Kerri Kanelos on November 1 2008, 12:00PM
For-profit colleges target people of color with misleading advertising about certificate programs that don’t deliver.
Topics: Arts & Culture, Schools & Youth
by Jonathan Adams on September 30 2008, 3:40PM
La Raya, radio noticias Colorlines 30 Septiembre, 2008 Lanzan camapaña publicitarian pro legalizacion. Escuche….
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by Guest Columnist on September 16 2008, 7:40PM
by Jarad Sanchez NWFCO For years, California has allowed undocumented students who have met stringent requirements to pay in-state tuition at all state colleges and universities. This week a California State Court of Appeal ruled this week that the law…
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Where Are We Fighting for Racial Justice?
by Sonia Pena on September 10 2008, 1:10PM
by Sonia Peña While most of us have been focused on this years historical presidential election, it’s important for those of us interested in Racial Justice to turn some attention to key local and statewide fights that are a vital…
Topics: Schools & Youth
by Tram Nguyen on September 4 2008, 12:00PM
Blacks and Latinos are locked out, but prep classes may counter the racism of low expectations.
Topics: Schools & Youth
Chicago Black Leaders Call for School Boycott Draws Fire
by Terry Keleher on August 14 2008, 7:42AM
New battle lines are being drawn as African Americans grow increasingly impatient with funding inequities in Illinois schools. Fifty ministers, lead by Sen. James Meeks who pastors one of the largest churches in the state, have called for a boycott…
Topics: Schools & Youth
by Guest Columnist on July 8 2008, 3:53PM
by Jarad Sanchez Graduation day is supposed to be a time of celebration. Wearing the cap and gown is a rite of passage that lets the world know that after years of personal sacrifice, you have survived the mental emotional…
Topics: Schools & Youth
Perpetuating the Model Minority Myth
by Jonathan Adams on July 8 2008, 3:15PM
The Washington Post reports that the number of Asian students in D.C.’s most prestigious public magnet school has for the first time topped that of white students. At Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in the Alexandria…
Topics: Schools & Youth
For The Students Who Aren’t Supposed to Graduate
by Guest Columnist on June 10 2008, 9:53AM
by Aries Hines As I stand honored by the opportunity to graduate and deliver the (graduate studies) Commencement speech for my class, I am shrouded by thoughts of not graduating. I think about the thousands of students each year who…
Topics: Schools & Youth
Young, Gifted and Bringing the Fire!
by Tammy Johnson on May 16 2008, 12:00PM
“We brought the fire!” quipped Kenneth Baker, a surprisingly bright-eyed high schooler from the LBC (that’s Long Beach California for those of you not in the know). I had to marvel at Kenneth’s enthusiasm for the legislative visits that…
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by Guest Columnist on May 16 2008, 11:29AM
by Jarad Sanchez Yesterday, high school students from across California swarmed the State Capitol building and delivered some 10,000 signatures to the Governor demanding that he fully fund education. Only about fifty percent of Black and Latino students in California…
Topics: Schools & Youth
Now Teachers are the New Immigration Agents?
by Jonathan Adams on May 14 2008, 5:19PM
H/T ImmigrationProf After scaring parents and students, alike, in Oakland after word spread of raids on schools, Mary Ann Zehr of Education Week looks at the recent Postville, Iowa raids and asks about the role that educators should play in…
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