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Teachers’ Resistance (and Other Stories of Sanity)

Posted on November 7, 2017 by schooldog

I labor as do many with the ill winds that blow out of Washington D.C. Continue reading →

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Publics Versus Charters and the Student Underclass

Posted on June 26, 2017 by schooldog

The ideological brawl between charter and public school advocates obscures the truth that there is a substantial group of big city low income kids of color whose needs are not met by either camp. Continue reading →

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See the Kids of Color

Posted on July 10, 2016 by schooldog

Summary: Paintings of young people by Kehinde Wiley are an opportunity to move beyond racial stereotypes and into contemplation of real lives. Continue reading →

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