OpinionWe Must Quickly Address the Educational Crisis Facing Young Men of Color
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By Rep. Michael Honda
Once hailed for our superiority in education, the United States is losing ground internationally when it comes to providing our students with high-quality schooling. The College Board report The Educational Crisis Facing Young Men of Color, launched this week, clearly states that if the current trajectory continues, especially among men of color, the overall education level of the American workforce will slowly but steadily decline. The decline will be most apparent by 2020, the year President Barack Obama set for restoring America’s global standing as the leader in young adults with postsecondary degrees. At a time when America’s global economic competitiveness is slipping, we cannot afford to let our workforce fall further behind or fail to equip it with the skills and schooling necessary to be successful.
A Teacher’s Advice to Federal Legislators
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By Cathleen Cadigan
On a recent trip to Washington, six teachers from across America were given an opportunity to educate, communicate and advocate in an effort to make our political leaders aware of the successes and challenges faced by both students and teachers. What the artist, the mathematician, the scientist, the historian, and the English and Spanish language experts discovered is that our opinions vary as widely as our teaching assignments. The most talked-about subjects included merit pay based on student performance, teacher preparation and student immigration status.
Creating Educational Excellence for African American Children
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By Janice E. Hale, Ph.D.
The “culturally appropriate pedagogy” model for school reform is outlined in the book Learning While Black, which offers a critique of existing initiatives for improving the education of African American children. We have found that the current focus of school reform movements — teacher testing, child testing, child retention and one-size-fits-all models of parent involvement — amount to the same old, same old.
Community Colleges May Hold Key to Addressing Educational Crisis Facing Young Men of Color
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By Gene A. Budig
With reason, countless Americans are fixated on the number 10 — the percentage of unemployed family members, friends, neighbors and acquaintances who are without work and a predictable future. More than a few have lost hope, and others fear the possibility that even during the nation’s recovery, the high unemployment rate will continue.
