Following his sold-out talk at the University of Washington, Dr. Noguera sat down with Seattle’s KING5 News to discuss bridging “the opportunity gap”. In addition to addressing ideas on how to engage kids and “holistic...
Read moreThe Common Core Costs Billions And Hurts Students
A sensible set of arguments by Diane Ravitch. If you don’t read the whole article this quote will help you to get the point: “If we really cared about improving the education of all students, we would give teachers the autonomy to...
Read moreCuba’s Efforts to Combat Racism through Hip-Hop
Interesting article on the current state of race relations in Cuba. They have a long way to go but at least they’re trying. “[The Cuban government] expected racism to wither away once its perceived structural bases were dismantled. It did...
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