Public education is under attack today from those who do not believe with John Adams that “opportunities and advantages of education” should be available “in the various parts of the country, and among the different orders of the people.” Adams specified that the provision of the “opport... Read more...
The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of a superior attitude on life. A superior attitude is very important to me. A superior attitude is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes and what other people think say or do. It... Read more...
Despite increasing acceptance of public charter schools nationwide, charter schools in five major cities receive less funding per pupil than traditional public schools, a new study from researchers at the University of Arkansas finds. According to Education's Fiscal Cliff: Real or Perceived,... Read more...
This kid is nice. Student and teacher collaboration. Wendell is a young and gifted emcee currently attending Lincoln Highschool and Education Works Hi-Step program. I wrote this instrumental for him as part of my after school audio production class. Visit young philly producers for the full song... Read more...
From left, 1st graders Durius Walker, Kayshawn Roundheart, Caleb Washington, Jahmal Harrison, and Lance Shields line up for lunch at City Springs Elementary/Middle School, a Baltimore school where poverty is the norm. Some researchers say poor children fare better at schools where poverty is less ... Read more...
"I cannot begin to explain how blessed it is to be a part of this project. Not only does Guinea-Bissau have to deal with the political and historical struggles of post-colonial Africa, but people have to face the day-to-day struggles that very few people here in America have ever experienced, and ... Read more...
Take a moment and think of all the teachers you had between pre-K and twelfth grade. Now, how many of them were black men? For most people, this question won’t take too long to answer. That’s because less than two percent of America’s teachers are black men, according to the Department o... Read more...
Pupils should be required to remain in school long after the conventional 3.30pm finishing time to acclimatise them to a "work-like timetable", it is claimed. Stephen Twigg, the shadow education secretary, says an extended day would keep children off the streets, stop them being sucked in... Read more...
It is not hard for Rodney Perry to stand out on the campus of Clark Atlanta University. Impeccably dressed in all black and a crisp white shirt, he brushes back his shoulder-length dreadlocks as he mingles and laughs with fellow students on a recent freezing Wednesday morning. A freshman class p... Read more...