EDU 111—Perspectives on American Education

“Arts of the Possible,” Adrienne Rich (2001)

Universal public education has two possible—and contradictory—missions. One is the development of a literate, articulate, and well-informed citizenry so that the democratic process can continue to evolve and the promise of radical equality can be brought closer to realization. The other is the perpetuation of a class system dividing an elite, nominally “gifted” few, tracked from an early age, from a very large underclass essentially to be written off as alienated from language and science, from poetry and politics, from history and hope—toward low-wage temporary jobs. The second is the direction our society has taken. The results are devastating in terms of the betrayal of a generation of youth. The loss to the whole of society is incalculable. (p. 162)

EDU 111—Perspectives on American Education

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Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Behind the SAT numbers - The Washington Post

Palmetto Educators Network: How Do Charter Schools Compare to “Schools with St...

Monday, September 24, 2012

Stuff White People Like: Education Reform | National Education Policy Center

Superintendents fight Ohio’s ‘Third Grade Guarantee’ - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post

Palmetto Educators Network: Charter Advocacy Misses Point, Misleads

Sunday, September 23, 2012

Daily Kos: Essential Reading/Viewing for "No Excuses" Reformers

Bolton: South Carolina still trails in education - Warren Bolton - TheState.com

Editorial: School equity suit an indictment of SC political system - Editorial - TheState.com

Black: SC Supreme Court has responsibility to act in school equity case - Editorial Columns - TheState.com

Saturday, September 22, 2012

How our love for numbers warps school reform - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post

Friday, September 21, 2012

Top 10 - Bully Free World - the Bully Project campaign for children with special needds

“The Difficult Thirty Percent” Redux: The Equity Gap 2012 | Dailycensored.com

Civil Rights Project Reports Deepening Segregation and Challenges Educators and Political Leaders to Develop Positive Policies — The Civil Rights Project at UCLA

The Urgency of Now | The Schott 50 State Report on Public Education and Black Males 2012

Thursday, September 20, 2012

Thomas: Chicago teachers’ strike raises issues important to S.C. - Editorial Columns - TheState.com