Against the Tide of the Summer Melt
Keeping low-income kids focused on applying to college as the summer beckons.
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Book Review: All God’s Children explores the roots of violence and juvenile justice
In “All God’s Children, ” Fox Butterfield examines America’s tradition of violence, and the evolution of its juvenile justice system, through the life and ancestry of the man known as America’s most violent prisoner: Willie Bosket.
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When School Fills a Gap Family Left Behind
Social emotional learning is central at Brooklyn’s Lyons Community School, where suspensions are a very last resort. Intense relationships result between school staff and students.
Read More“Dismissing Darwin:” the fight against creationism in Louisiana’s classrooms
The Louisiana Science Education Act, passed in 2008, allows public school teachers to use supplemental materials in the science classroom which are critical of established science – on topics like …
Read MoreShould police serve as disciplinarians in schools? The case of Virginia.
Virginia schools refer students to law enforcement agencies at a rate nearly three times the yearly national rate, according to a Center for Public Integrity investigation. Pre-teens and teens – …
Read MoreUncommon Schools board aims to retain teachers and raise college graduation rates
On Feb. 6 the Uncommon Schools network’s board of directors examined graduates’ college completion rates and set out to boost teacher retention rates across the network’s schools.
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