Protesters Target Officials with Body Bags, Cockroaches Josh Moody Mon, 05/20/2024 – 03:00 AM Byline(s) Josh Moody Protesters Target Officials with Body Bags, Cockroaches Josh Moody Mon, 05/20/2024 – 03:00 AM Byline(s) Josh Moody Inside Higher Ed
Re-Evaluating the ‘Essay Carveout’ Liam Knox Mon, 05/20/2024 – 03:00 AM After the Supreme Court barred affirmative action, many selective colleges added essay prompts focused on identity and diversity. Will they hold up under legal scrutiny? Byline(s) Liam Knox Re-Evaluating the ‘Essay Carveout’ Liam Knox Mon, 05/20/2024 – 03:00 AM After the Supreme Court barred affirmative…
OpenClipart-Vectors / Pixabay Today would have been Malcolm X’s ninety-ninth birthday. You might be interested in The “Best” Resources For Learning & Teaching About Malcolm X. Today would have been Malcolm X’s ninety-ninth birthday. You might be interested in The “Best” Resources For Learning & Teaching About Malcolm X. anniversaries Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the…
(I’m republishing posts on my My All-Time Favorite Posts list. This one appeared in 2011. You can see them all here) waldryano / Pixabay A few days ago I wrote a post titled Emphasizing Pride, Not Shame, In Classroom Management. In it, among other things, I shared some of the things I say to…
VisualMemoriesbyJ / Pixabay Memorial Day is on May 27th in the United States. You might be interested in The Best Websites For Learning About Memorial Day. Memorial Day is on May 27th in the United States. You might be interested in The Best Websites For Learning About Memorial Day. anniversaries Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the…
Picture a young girl named Emma, who finds herself transitioning from a public school to a private school due to her unique educational needs. The journey that Emma (a pseudonym) and other students like her embark upon will mean entering a world where protections they once relied on vanish. Every year, tens of thousands of…
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — As their teacher pounded his drums, belting the lyrics to the Native folk rock song “NDN Kars,” middle schoolers Eli, Izzy and Manin rehearsed new guitar chords for an upcoming performance. “I got a sticker that says ‘Indian Power,’” teacher Luke Cordova sang. “I stuck it on my bumper. That’s what holds…
Many American students face a strange punishment for missing school: losing more class time. Educators nationwide regularly turn to suspension as a response to attendance problems, according to a Hechinger Report review of data from a dozen states that track this information. Between 2017-18 and 2021-22, school districts in those states cited attendance-related violations as…
During his time at the Toyota Motor Company, Taiichi Ohno developed a tool for root cause analysis, the technique we know as the five whys. According to Ohno (1988), “By asking why five times and answering it each time, we can get to the real cause of the problem, which is often hidden behind more…
Ivannia Soto was an exemplary scholar-practitioner. Her scholarly contributions are impressive and include 14 published books, but perhaps even more impressive was her dedication to K–12 practitioners and the children they serve. From her early professional experiences as a classroom teacher in the Los Angeles Unified School District to her more recent work as a…