Recent Comments
Tag Archives: immigrant students
An Immigrant Story
Though some immigrants enter the United States with skills, or money reserves, or family members already arrived to keep them afloat, in the beginning their story typically is one of poverty, of hardship and of lives tested….. Continue reading
Si, Se Puede; a Hopeful Slice of School Change and Its Politics
The truth secured to the underbelly of the myth is that prior privilege abides, and whites and accumulated wealth perpetuate; the poor and citizens of color are excluded from the spoils by institutional rigidities and other illness in the fabric. Continue reading
Charters: Discriminatory Suspension Patterns Linked to Focus on Test Scores
Summary: A new study out of UCLA finds that charters suspend African-American and disabled students far more frequently than whites and non-disabled students. While charters are designed for innovation, they have succumbed to some of the exclusionary tactics for which … Continue reading
School Reform and the Demise of the Bureaucrat
Summary: The transformation of Foster High School into a functioning academy for a largely immigrant multicultural population, with improved graduation rates, strong math scores, and a peaceful campus is a study in how communication and respect can melt away the … Continue reading
Posted in At Risk Students, School Bureaucracy
Tagged administrator leadership, at risk students, communication in schools, counselor role, empowering teachers, immigrant students, low-income students, relationships in schools, school bureaucracy, school funding, school reform, teacher overwork
Leave a comment
schooldog 