Where Artists Come To Shine
By Will Staton It is no secret that American public education needs reforming. While schools in wealthy areas still offer world class educations, schools in poorer areas do not; too often in fact, these schools offer little at all in the way of education. Unfortunately, those being failed by poor … [Read more...]
In his State of the Union Address last week, President Obama laid out his vision for the future of the American economy. Not surprisingly, one of the first topics he touched upon was education. To quote the president, “Over the next ten years, nearly half of all new jobs will require education that … [Read more...]
You’re probably familiar with the question “do the means justify the ends?” Is it acceptable for me to do X and Y in order to achieve Z. The answer, of course, depends on what X, Y and Z are, so let’s assign them meaning. We’ll start with Z: Z is educating Americans which gives us this: can I do … [Read more...]
It’s a dual question. Why Teach For America, and why teach for America? The oft-lauded and oft-criticized program has spent considerable time in the spotlight recently as more and more policy makers and philanthropists have begun to embrace TFA’s views and ideals. Proponents say that the … [Read more...]
On Wednesday, October 20th, I attended an open, public hearing about the expansion of Success Charter Network into vacant space at PS 145. The meeting, held in PS 145’s auditorium, was open to the public and attended by parents from both PS 145 and SCN’s schools, as well as by employees of both … [Read more...]