A view from Milwaukee: “In Milwaukee, one of the country’s most segregated metropolitan regions, the May 17 anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education will be particularly bitter. Like other urban areas, this city has long ignored Brown’s proclamation 60 years ago that ‘separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.’ We...
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No comments Monthly Archives: June 2014
Game On’s Heather Ousley speaks at the May 17 rally for public education
Heather gave a moving speech at the May, 17 2014 rally in support of public education. You can watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyqcEkJ59PU&feature=youtu.be&app=desktop...
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No comments News from the ALEC conference in KC
Here’s a report on the ALEC conference held in KC earlier this month. Given the number of ALEC supporters in the KS legislature, this is alarming. “And as ALEC convenes a new working group on public school financing, the model bill that is in the works is a funding formula...
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No comments Journey for Justice explains how education “reform” is hurting public education and the communities it serves
This is a long but informative read about what’s wrong with massive expansion of charters while the needs of public schools go unmet. “We, the members of Journey for Justice, are comprised of thousands of youth, parents, and other concerned citizens from com- munities of color across the United States....
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