Is the District of Columbia preparing to provide “adequate funding” to all of its schools with its new “fair funding” legislation? Or is it setting
Category: Urban Education
“Too many streets are silent”: technology, violence and poverty limit play
Technology, poverty and violence are major factors in reducing the amount of playtime young children experience, according to Dr. Dorothy Sluss, professor of elementary and
Information Battles in NYC and Philly Schools
Education Town Hall News Briefs: NYC Parents Sue to Stop Data Store Philly Parents Sue to Gain Document Access see also, earlier this week: education
School Closings: Financial or Educational Benefits? PLUS: Education in media, city planning, & more
This week’s News Notes from The Education Town Hall: School Closings=Benefits? Can Urban Planning Transform Education? How is the Media Covering Education?
The New Inequality and a Rendezvous with Instability
Junius Williams, a New Jersey attorney, educator, musician and advocate for urban revitalization, visited Washington, DC on Wednesday to share thoughts on “Public School Reform:
WTU: A Company Union?
“I have watched WTU [Washington Teachers Union] become a company union,” Elizabeth (Liz) Davis, candidate for WTU president, says on the June 6 edition of
Education Town Hall Forum 