…Education Advocates, However Weary
2015 saw passage of the federal ESEA (Elementary and Secondary Education Act, “No Child Left Behind”), so 2016 will be the year of state-level work for educational equity as the new ESSA (“Every Student Succeeds”) legislation is implemented. Be sure to review the Education Town Hall BUS ride of 2015 (December 17, 2015). Our BUS drivers — BadAss Teachers, United Opt Out, and Save Our Schools — share an outline of the work ahead and a state-level tool kit.
We are exploring new podcast/archive options for easier following of radio broadcasts in 2016 and beyond.
Education Town Hall: 2015
Year-in-review statistics tell us that our most popular posts in 2015 included these:
- “Struggle for Justice for a NC Teacher,” which involved original reporting;
- “Essential Questions on ‘Empowering Males of Color’,” which offers original analysis; and
- “‘Where am I? and what’s the best move?’” (from 2014), which offers hard-to-find information about Eugene Brown and the movie about his chess teachings: “Life of a King” with Cuba Gooding Jr.
Popular posts this year also covered topics such as
- Jesse Hagopian’s racial justice work in Seattle;
- Laurie Gabriel’s documentary, “Heal Our Schools“; and
- the unusual international “Storytelling with Saris.”
Do these reflect the type of story YOU most want to hear and read in 2016?
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