Segregation and discrimination in the school systems persists even in the gifted programs offered. In 2021, then New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio announced that they were looking to […]
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Union Teachers and Nurses Drown Out Culture Warriors at School Board Meeting
By Steven Monacelli A meeting of the Dallas Independent School District Board of Trustees this past March provided a striking illustration of the deep political divides that have manifested around […]
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Dan Patrick Pinpoints Education As Key Culture War Issue
By Steven Monacelli In recent months, Lt. Governor Dan Patrick has signaled his increasing focus on education policy with the announcement of a proposal targeting professor tenure and the recent […]
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Campus Confidential: College In The Black Community, Going and Staying
Where Have All The College Students Gone? College enrollment has been and attendance appears to be a continued problem for Black students. While, according to education data.org, there was a […]
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The F.R.E.S.H. Classroom Bringing You Culturally Relevant Education
Dr. Stephanie Boyce’s F.R.E.S.H. classroom (an acronym for Fun, Relevant, Engaging, Standards-Based and Higher Order) is a platform focused on the professional and social development of teachers. The business was […]
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Quit Playin’!: We Need Some New Farmers!
COMMENTARY By Vincent L. Hall, Texas Metro News, iMessenger Media Black History comes in chapters, but the best of it is unwritten and cultural. It has always been how we […]
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Standardized Testing and Discrimination
Standardized testing in Texas has a history of leaving minorities behind. The Texas Testing System: A History The implication that the standardized testing system may have some discriminatory links is […]