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From the Blog
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Culture
How Students in Flint, Michigan Do Prom
You have heard about Flint’s water crisis and perhaps their rising crime rate. But that’s not all Flint is, not…
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Libraries
For the Love of Libraries in 35 Photos
Libraries are one of the most important educational institutions throughout the world. Period. Unlike schools, which operate in the crosshairs…
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Civics
Failing Systems, Complex Fix
Love this brief talk by Dr. Kara S. Finnigan at University of Rochester. She talks about the pitfall of trying to…
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Arts + Letters
Aesthetic Learning through a Child’s Painting
The International Museum of Children’s Art has a fantastic archive of powerful pieces by young people. This painting of a…
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Equity
The Little Rock 9 and Limits of Education
In 1957, nine students of color in Little Rock, Arkansas were escorted into schools by presidential order and under the…
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History + Politics
How Hamilton Nudged Washington on Education in 1796
As he composed his farewell address, President George Washington enlisted feedback from one Alexander Hamilton (before his Broadway fame, obviously).…
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Arts + Letters
The Boy Who Lived in a Library
StoryCorp’s video memoir of Ronald Clark, who grew up living in the Washington Height’s public library, will make you yearn…
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Equity
The Best Video About Data You’ll Likely See Today
The use of data in teaching and learning has increased dramatically over the last fifteen years. Driven in part by…
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History + Politics
If Teachers Were Treated Like Professional Athletes…
When I first saw this skit I couldn’t stop laughing. They were tears of sadness as much as they were…
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Project: States of Education
Unlike any other country to which the United States is compared, we do not define the right to public education at a national level. It’s not in the federal Constitution, nor the Bill of Rights. Instead, public education was a bit of an afterthought, inserted into state constitutions beginning well after the birth of the country. The result? We have 50 different definitions for the purpose of and right to public education. No wonder it’s so challenging to effect change. How does YOUR state define the right to public education? Tom made an interactive map to help you find out.
