The good news for the Tampa Bay Times’ investigative team keeps coming in. Last week, the team was named a finalist in the EWA education writing awards. This week, the USDE announced it opening a civil rights...
Read MoreOpt-out movement aims to lure more African-American, Latino parents Politico: Former Education Secretary Arne Duncan drew attention to the racial disparity in 2013 when he remarked to state superintendents that “white suburban...
Read MoreA study conducted by Johns Hopkins University, using data from the Education Longitudinal Study of 2002, found that white teachers are less likely than black teachers to think black students will succeed academically. Courtesy...
Read MoreBEST OF THE WEEK Chicago Sun-Times: UNO’s secret spending spree http://ow.ly/10bLKg Texas Tribune: At High Schools Just Miles Apart, a World of Difference in College Paths http://ow.ly/10bG35 Reuters: Uncovering a major security...
Read MoreEnvisioning me and @lizbowie are at the #ewaAwards banquet like: pic.twitter.com/5RIV2x4te7 — Erica L. Green (@EricaLG) March 31, 2016 It’s a big deal for education reporters when EWA (the national association of education...
Read MoreChicago Schools to Close as Teachers Launch One-Day Strike AP: Teachers in Chicago are launching an unprecedented one-day strike. See also Sun-Times, Tribune, WBEZ. Chicago Teachers Union pushes broad message for fiscal reform...
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