De Blasio calls parents ‘privileged’ for mulling escape from city schools

What happened to “white privilege” in recent statements made by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio? Mayor de Blasio called parents who are thinking about removing their kids from troubled Department of Education-run schools “privileged”. Privileged, but not white...

Professor states parents who homeschool should be subject to inspections and tests to see if they qualify

Diane Ravitch is a Research Professor of Education at New York University and a historian of education. She is also the Founder and President of the Network for Public Education. Recently Ravitch published an article stating her belief that parents should be subjected...

Social Justice Agenda intensifies in Academia due to George Floyd Death

Eighth-grade teacher, Jasmine writes a community blog called “Tame the classroom”. The idea behind the blog is for teachers to connect and share their experiences. Being a black woman, Jasmine conveys in a recent post that she felt the need to write something on what...

One of Buffalo’s highest-performing public schools faces closure.

Education is the great equalizer. Or so we are told. But when education is set up for failure, it rarely disappoints. I present good news and bad news. First, the good news. Buffalo Academy of Science Charter School is one of the highest performing schools in the area...

Students Demand Lax Grading for Black Students in the wake of George Floyd Death

It didn’t take long for the George Floyd situation to hit academia. But we do have history on such issues. Like when Michael Brown attacked a police officer and got himself killed. The academic world used the incident as a “teachable moment”. But not how it should...