The notion that every child has a right to education may seem so obvious that we actually end up ignoring the deeper ramifications of what this statement means. Simply having a system of public schools is not sufficient.
Several organizations and groups are doing powerful work to frame educational discourse within the context […]
Archive for April, 2007
Education and Human Rights
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30 April 2007 |
12:34 |
General Education News, Research and Reports, Democratic Education, NYC Education |
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Closing Tilden High School
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26 April 2007 |
9:17 |
Education Policy, NYC Education |
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The NYC Department of Education is closing Samuel J. Tilden High School in phases over the next 3 years. While I would be the first to document the numerous problems inherent in larger schools such as Tilden (which has a population of 2,700 students - see Small Schools Workshop for more on this issue), […]
The NYC Department of Education is closing Samuel J. Tilden High School in phases over the next 3 years. While I would be the first to document the numerous problems inherent in larger schools such as Tilden (which has a population of 2,700 students - see Small Schools Workshop for more on this issue), […]
Preventing Virginia Tech
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24 April 2007 |
12:29 |
Education Policy, General Education News |
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The New York Times reported on a Senate committee that met yesterday to consider ways in which to prevent tragedies such as that of the recent shootings at Virginia Tech. After watching some of the committee meeting on C-Span and reading the Times article, I am once again deeply frustrated about the direction of […]
The New York Times reported on a Senate committee that met yesterday to consider ways in which to prevent tragedies such as that of the recent shootings at Virginia Tech. After watching some of the committee meeting on C-Span and reading the Times article, I am once again deeply frustrated about the direction of […]
Challenge to Non-Government Schools in The Netherlands
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1 April 2007 |
11:40 |
Education Policy, International News, Democratic Education |
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This is from Hannah de Vos-Beckers, founder and staff member at Aventurijn School, a democratic non-government school in the Netherlands, describing a serious challenge to all non-government schools in her country. Following Hannah’s note and request for letters of suppport is a detailed description and analysis of the proposal law, as well as samples […]
This is from Hannah de Vos-Beckers, founder and staff member at Aventurijn School, a democratic non-government school in the Netherlands, describing a serious challenge to all non-government schools in her country. Following Hannah’s note and request for letters of suppport is a detailed description and analysis of the proposal law, as well as samples […]