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I met Sandra as a first-year tenth-grade teacher to 165 students at Locke High School in South Central, Los Angeles.
Op-Ed: If You Ignite a Kid’s Passion, a Zip Code Is No Longer Destiny
Executive summary Education policymakers and analysts express great concern about the performance of U.S. students on international tests. Education reformers frequently invoke the relatively poor performance of U.S. students to justify school policy changes.
What do international tests really show about U.S. student performance?
Yesterday, National Journal 's Jim Tankersley introduced us to Nick Hanauer , a venture capitalist from Seattle, whose speech at the TED University conference was deemed "too politically controversial to post on their web site." Last night, NJ produced the full slideshow to accompany the full text of the speech.
Here Is the Full Inequality Speech and Slideshow That Was Too Hot for TED - National Journal
It’s time we as a nation have a serious discussion about outlawing billionaires.
The Case Against Billionaires
Economics
Wherever you look, the heat, the drought, and the fires stagger the imagination . Now, it’s Oklahoma at the heart of the American firestorm, with “18 straight days of 100-plus degree temperatures and persistent drought” and so many fires in neighboring states that extra help is unavailable.
Michael Klare, Post-Apocalyptic Fantasy Becomes Everyday Reality
Recently, the United Nations (UN) Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) appointed Shamshad Akhtar as Assistant Secretary – General for Economic Development. DESA News interviewed Akhtar , where she shared her thoughts on her new position, the current global situation, and work that still needs to be done. She said, “we need to eradicate poverty at a faster pace.”
Shamshad Akhtar is Right: We Need to End Poverty Faster | Heifer Blog
Notable Quotes "People are what they do. Not what they say they do or would do if not scared
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Noam Chomsky: Plutonomy and the Precariat
On the History of the U.S. Economy in Decline Cross-posted with TomDispatch.com
No Education Reform Without Tackling Poverty, Experts Say | NEA Today
By Robert McNeely If many so-called education reformers really want to close the student achievement gap, they should direct their fire away from public school educators and take aim at the real issue—poverty. This was the consensus of a panel of policy advocates and academics that convened recently on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. to discuss the impact of poverty on student learning over the past 40 years.
By Ji Eun Chung Innovation and Measuring Progress Division, Directorate for Education The gap between the rich and poor has widened in OECD countries over the past 30 years.
How can education help tackle rising income inequality?
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Classroom Resources Meet National Learning Standards | Heifer.org
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