Education

‘Nice White Parents’ Responsible for Failing Public Schools, Says NYT 0
- Education
- August 26, 2020
Why does the public education system continue to fail America’s children? Policy experts have pondered this question for decades. Most say the answer is complicated, requiring a nuanced, collaborative approach. But not The New York Times. It found the problem, and it’s simple: white parents. The solution? “Try, whenever possible, to suppress the power of
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How to Recognize a Bad Teacher 0
- Education
- August 25, 2020
The sign of a good music teacher, I was told as a teenager, is a willingness to allow parents to sit in on lessons. A teacher willing to have parents observe their lessons demonstrates that she has nothing to hide, is open to critique or comments, and is one who partners with parents in helping
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Schools Use Empty Classrooms for Day Care to Double Charge Parents 0
- Education
- August 21, 2020
Normally when a business shuts its doors, it doesn’t still get to charge its customers for a product they can no longer access. It certainly doesn’t get to charge its customers twice for the privilege. Yet, that’s exactly what we’re seeing from some public school districts. They refuse to open their doors for in-person learning
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The Great American Story: It’s Time to Accentuate the Positive 0
- Education
- August 20, 2020
The theme of the upcoming 2020 Republican National Convention will be “Honoring the Great American Story.” Rather than criticizing all that’s wrong with America, as the Democrats are likely to do, Republicans plan on celebrating American life and history. On the opening day of the convention, August 24, speakers will focus on America as the “Land of
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China’s Growing Influence on Campus 0
- Education
- August 20, 2020
The U.S. government has opened a multi-front assault on the Chinese Communist Party’s infiltration of American institutions. Chinese companies that don’t abide by American securities laws will be delisted from U.S. stock exchanges under an executive order signed by the president. Another order prohibits federal workers’ pension funds from being invested in Chinese-controlled companies. Yet
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Cancel Culture Is Undermining Learning and Harming Students Like Me 0
- Education
- August 18, 2020
In my tenth grade English class, just like many other American students, I read some of the works of the late Joseph Conrad, an unbounded explorer and captivating writer. But my class did not analyze Conrad’s books as my father or grandfather did when they were my age. Instead of discussing how his works shaped
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