June 8, 2016
By: Rebecca Klein
Source: huffingtonpost.com In America, the most rigorous classes, experienced teachers and moderate discipline practices tend to be reserved for white students, according to new survey results from the U.S. Department of Education. The Department of Education’s Civil Rights Data Collection surveys 99 percent of the nation’s public schools on issues related to […]
June 7, 2016
By: Lori Comstock
Source: njherald.com HAMPTON — Wearing tie-dye T-shirts and glow-in-the-dark bracelets, singing and dancing to hits such as The Temptations’ “My Girl” and Nancy Sinatra’s “These Boots Are Made For Walkin’,” special education students from Kittatinny and High Point regional high schools performed to a nearly-packed house inside Kittatinny’s auditorium Monday, taking the […]
June 7, 2016
By: Emmanuel Felton
Source: hechingerreport.org With testing season starting up again, here’s a reminder of last year’s demoralizing news: Every California district and demographic group fared worse on the national Smarter Balanced tests, and the state’s already large test score gaps grew. The results from those new Common Core tests – designed explicitly to look […]
June 7, 2016
By: Emmanuel Felton
Source: hechingerreport.org Dasani Johnson, a sophomore at Southern High School, is using a machine to create a baseball bat out of a piece of foam. Standing over her, as she readies to start the machine, are her teacher and two classmates. A little frustrated by all the attention she’s getting, she waves […]
June 7, 2016
By: Melinda D. Anderson
Source: theatlantic.com In spite of some signs of improvement, fundamental disparities persist in youth incarceration. The number of youngsters in U.S. correctional facilities has been cut in half—a dramatic drop of 53 percent from 2001 to 2013—according to a Pew analysis of federal data. Still, the Annie E. Casey Foundation, a […]
June 7, 2016
By: Anya Kamentz
Source: npr.org It’s a rare and remarkable view into America’s public schools and the challenges that continue some 60 years after Brown v. Board of Education: The Civil Rights Data Collection survey. Since 1968, the federal government has been sending it to the nation’s schools to gauge educational access and enforce civil rights […]
June 7, 2016
By: Evie Blad
Source: edweek.org New federal data show a continuing deep gulf between the educational experiences of traditionally disadvantaged student groups and their peers on a broad range of indicators, findings that follow years of efforts by government and advocacy groups to level the playing field in U.S. public schools. Black and Latino students […]
June 6, 2016
By: Donna St. George
Source: washingtonpost.com When seniors at Walt Whitman High School cross the stage during graduation ceremonies Wednesday, at least one student will be missing. Principal Alan Goodwin has taken a tough stance on underage drinking, and one teenager who broke the rules will be sitting out. “The message is out there that […]
June 6, 2016
By: Caralee J. Adams
Source: edweek.org On some days, students here at Bryan High School are planting potatoes at a nearby farm or tending to chickens in a coop next to the parking lot. At other times, students might be touring Union Pacific Railroad’s headquarters or helping to sort and ship packages at the school’s […]
June 6, 2016
By: Tasnim Shamma
Source: npr.org At Tech Square Labs in midtown Atlanta, you’ll find glass walls and high ceilings. It follows the typical design trends of today’s “hip” innovation centers and co-working office spaces. It’s also where 14 low-income African-American students are learning Java as part of the Code Start program. Code Start is a […]