“A lot of people think demographics alone will bring about change and it won’t,” said Gail Christopher, who heads the W.K. Kellogg Foundation’s America Healing project on racial equity. “If attitudes and behaviors don’t change, demographics will just mean we’ll have a majority population that is low-income, improperly educated, disproportionately incarcerated with greater health disparities.” Read the […]
Improbable Scholars: The Rebirth of a Great American School System and a Strategy for America’s Schools is an uplifting tale of a high-poverty school district (Union City, New Jersey) and how adequate funding (including free pre-K), a rigorous curriculum, testing used as a diagnostic (not punitive) tool add up to great success. “If you believe that […]
North Carolina’s public school children could return in August to very different classrooms if the state Senate budget is passed. The proposal is up for a second vote today before moving on to the House. It reduces the number of teacher assistants and pre-kindergarten slots, and it removes the cap on kindergarten-through-second-grade class sizes. Read […]
North Carolina’s public school children could return in August to very different classrooms if the state Senate budget is passed. The proposal is up for a second vote today before moving on to the House. It reduces the number of teacher assistants and pre-kindergarten slots, and it removes the cap on kindergarten-through-second-grade class sizes. Read […]
