Black parents are rearing STEM whizzes in spite of negative societal expectations.
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
Youth Aren’t Props — They Need an Actual Seat at the Policy Table
School discipline ranks high among concerns.
Posted inEducation, K-12
Reform Democrats: Stop Calling Trump Names When You Really Support His Policies
It’s time to for alliances on the left, even among groups that may not agree.
Posted inEducation, Higher Education
Saving Academic Freedom from Trump’s “Post-Truth” Nation
Make tenure great again
Posted inEducation, K-12
Don’t Walk That Line! Why Schools Need to Create and Measure Positive Climates
A change in priorities
Posted inEducation, K-12
Lessons from NOLA: Ailing Mississippi District Should Be Wary of Charter Schools
“Don’t allow a financial storm to be your Hurricane Katrina, the disaster that led to dismantling the public school system in New Orleans.”
Posted inEducation, K-12
Special “Wraparound” Services Do a Lot for Black Children – But They Aren’t the Solution to Bad Policy Decisions
But they aren’t the solution to bad policy decisions.
Posted inEducation, K-12
Even Preschool Teachers Can Be Guilty of Racially Stereotyping Black Babies
A new study confirms what students have witnessed firsthand.
Posted inEducation, Higher Education, Politics
Students Have the Right to Demand Receipts for Pledging Allegiance
Don’t blame high school football players for desecrating our secular religion
Posted inEducation, K-12
“Educational Choice” is a Slogan Slick Enough for Donald Trump
Rhetoric can’t hide a failure to address inequality
