Discrimination cannot be disguised as religious freedom
Andre Perry
Andre Perry is the founding dean of urban education at Davenport University in Grand Rapids, Mich. and the author of The Garden Path: The Miseducation of a City (2011).
Posted inEducation, K-12
How Teachers Should Talk to Students About Trump’s Racism
DeVos may not give guidance, but here’s what to tell kids – and what not to tell them
Posted inEducation, K-12
Tolerating Failing Schools in New Orleans — So Long as They’re for Black Kids
The post-Katrina education reform shook up the school system; it’s time to do it again
Posted inEducation, Higher Education
Higher Education Must Stand Up for Puerto Rico
Hurricane Maria is Trump’s Katrina
Posted inEducation, Higher Education
Attacking DACA During a National Tragedy is Divisive and Un-Neighborly
Citizenship is so much more than a piece of paper
Posted inEducation, K-12
When the Firing of a Principal Raises Bigger Questions Than One Person’s Bigotry
Dismantling racist policies is harder than destroying tangible symbols of racism.
Posted inEducation, K-12
Betsy DeVos Should Know Robbing Peter to Pay Paul is a Sin in Education
Education budget could end proven programs in favor of perilous policies
Posted inEducation, K-12
Poor Whites Just Realized They Need Education Equity as Much as Black Folk
But they must be able to say the word “equity” to get it.
Posted inEducation, K-12
Put More Gender Studies in Schools’ Sex Ed Courses
We can’t teach safe sex if kids don’t understand their own and others’ gender identities
Posted inEducation, K-12
A New Test That No Student Would Dread — One That Leads to Citizenship
Why we should honor undocumented students’ hard work with a pathway to citizenship
