Will We Build the Schools That Our Children Need?
Key Decisions Loom in Milwaukee
Milwaukee in the year 2002. Scenario #1: Visitors frequent the city to learn about the “Milwaukee Miracle.” Some 48 new and renovated school-community centers dot the once gang-infested neighborhoods on […]
Revising the Classroom
When I was in high school, my senior English teacher told me, “You’re just a big fish in a small pond now. Wait until you get to college. Then you’ll […]
The Lessons of Magic Johnson
To Fight AIDS, Fight Homophobia and Racism
With his courageous announcement that he has the HIV virus, Magic Johnson has awakened a public that seemed content to live with the AIDS epidemic as long as it was […]
School Board Dilutes Gay Task Force Proposals
Gay/Lesbian Task Force Proposals Diluted
As editor of the gay newspaper Wisconsin Light, Terry Boughner has frequent run-ins with bigotry. But nothing prepared him for the Milwaukee School Board meeting Nov. 20. Some 800 people, […]
Conservatives Attack Anti-bias Education
The right-wing attack against multiculturalism has moved from the college campuses into kindergarten, spearheaded by an article in the New Republic. The attack, which specifically targets the early childhood book, […]
A Hard Look At Bush’s Plans
More Tests, More Vouchers, Continued Neglect
The following interview with New York educator Deborah Meier focuses on President Bush’s America 2000 education proposal. Meier is the founder and director of the Central Park East public schools […]
The “Hooked on Phonics” Scam
A Multimillion-dollar hype
Hooked on Phonics. You’ve probably heard the radio ads. The promise to create “super” readers in 2 hours is a real earcatcher. The ad hits hard. It is intense, slick, […]
Thoughts on Teaching Native American Literature
Learn to Respect Before You Speak Thoughts
My own first experiences in teaching American Indian literature came after three years in West Africa. I returned to the United States in 1969 and found myself at Skidmore College […]
Shooting Back
Jim Hubbard, a professional photographer, was walking along the streets of Washington, D.C. one day with a nine-year-old boy. He was teaching the boy photography as part of a project […]
Learning to Become a Community
Cooperative Activities in Inclusive Classrooms
Four children are gathered on the floor doing a cooperative learning lesson on animal habitats. The children’s task is to sort a set of picture cards into appropriate habitats and […]
