The Questions Education Reformers Aren’t Asking

A dig led by Mike Rose
Truthdig
August 2, 2010

...there seems to be little alternative thinking in the approach to school reform itself. And both elite and mainstream media have pretty much fallen in line with the reigning policy talk about the problems with our schools and how to fix them. As well, no one in power is asking the more fundamental questions like: What is the purpose of education in a democracy, and are our reforms enhancing—or possibly restricting—that purpose?

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Acrobatics for At-Risk Children

By Emilio Godoy
Inter Press Service
May 13, 2010

Learning to do aerial acrobatics has not only helped 13-year-old Atenas Padilla overcome her fear of heights, but also to become more tolerant and creative...

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The Tribe of SNCC

Comment by Tom Hayden
The Nation
April 21, 2010

Over a thousand gathered to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and to pass the torch to a new generation...

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Hundreds of Thousands Take Part in National Day of Action to Defend Public Education

DemocracyNow!
March 5, 2010

Students and teachers held hundreds of demonstrations on Thursday as part of the National Day of Action to Defend Public Education. Hundreds of thousands took part in what was the largest day of coordinated student protest in years. We get a roundup of the action on the streets, from California to New York.

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Interactive Map: Leaders and Laggards; A State-By-State Report Card of Educational Innovation

November 9, 2009

Two years ago, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Center for American Progress, and Frederick M. Hess of the American Enterprise Institute came together to grade the states on school performance. In that first Leaders and Laggards report, we found much to applaud but even more that requires urgent improvement. In this follow-up report, we turn our attention to the future, looking not at how states are performing today, but at what they are doing to prepare themselves for the challenges that lie ahead...

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