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Opinion
Out of the Mouths of Low-Income Students
“I am really more interested in what is going on in the world,” was the comment of a shy student who eased her way up to me after I presented at the Climate Lecture on Equality of Educational Opportunity at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. As I continued to engage this student, she described […]
June 13, 2010
Opinion
Out of the Mouths of Low-Income Students
“I am really more interested in what is going on in the world,” was the comment of a shy student who eased her way up to me after I presented at the Climate Lecture on Equality of Educational Opportunity at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. As I continued to engage this student, she described […]
June 13, 2010
Opinion
Law and Diversity
Over the last several decades, a rich history of social science inquiry on underrepresented groups in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and careers has solidified a base of evidence for use by those who seek to increase diversity in STEM fields. Simply stated, effective policy and practice that seek to increase and sustain […]
June 9, 2010
Opinion
Challenging Educational Racism Devoid of Racial Language
The California Assembly recently approved a bill that would give the state’s public universities the opportunity to consider race, gender and other demographics when they admit students. AB2047, which passed on a 44-24 vote, is now headed to the Senate. Democratic Assemblyman Ed Hernandez introduced the bill to address the education gap in California. Latino and […]
June 9, 2010
Opinion
Lessons Learned from ‘Setting the Agenda for Historically Black Colleges and Universities’
Last week in Durham, N.C., a wonderful symposium took place. It was not business as usual but, instead, an honest look at the future of HBCUs. Although I was one of the speakers, I sat through all the sessions (which brought everyone together in one room) and took about 40 pages of notes. As a […]
June 7, 2010
Opinion
Sportsman’s Paradise Lost?
Trees and plants always look like the people they live with, somehow. -Zora Neale Hurston in Seraph on the Sewanee (1948) If someone told me that there could be any ecological disaster that could dwarf Hurricane Katrina—and the gross presidential mismanagement in its wake — I would have been highly skeptical. Of course, that was […]
May 31, 2010
Opinion
Regional Education Hubs for Innovative Practice
The national conversation on American science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) innovation is once again poised for center stage via H.R. 5325, otherwise known as the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010. By now, STEM professionals and educators are all too familiar with dire statistics that reveal an America falling further and further behind in […]
May 27, 2010
Opinion
Erasing History in Texas
Let me begin with a dialogue: My child: Mommy, how could Benjamin Franklin own slaves? Why would he do that? I thought he believed in freedom for everyone. I thought he was a good man. Me: Well, people are complicated. At first Franklin believed Blacks were inferior to Whites, but eventually, through exposure and his […]
May 25, 2010
Opinion
Digging Deeper for the Roots of Curricula Reforms in the Southwest
A few weeks after Arizona approved a controversial K-12 curriculum change, its sidekick in Texas followed suit. While Arizona banned Ethnic Studies, slamming a controversial king on the table, Texas has pulled out an ace—refashioning its entire social studies curriculum. In Texas, the changes will affect almost 5 million public school students every year over […]
May 25, 2010
Opinion
Whose Adoption Is It Anyway?
What do Sandra Bullock, Madonna, Michelle Pfeiffer and Angelina Jolie have in common? If you are one of those Americans whose pulse is tuned in to the ever-transforming world of American popular culture, then you are well aware of the fact that each of these celebrities has adopted African-American children or children of African descent. […]
May 19, 2010
Opinion
A De-Politicized Classroom: Possible or Impossible?
The ban on ethnic studies in Arizona has spawned a nationwide debate. The argument over ethnic studies has not been this mainstream since students first demanded and protested for race-based courses and departments four decades ago.  In the late 1960s and 1970s, AALANA (African-American, Latino/a, Asian, and Native American) students, teachers and professors clamored to convince […]
May 18, 2010
Opinion
Stop Objectifying Poor Students
The objectification of low-income students is a perennial problem in education research and policy that undermines the effectiveness of both. It has become so blatant that education researchers and policymakers do not even recognize it when it is right in front of them. It is a major challenge to providing adequate educational opportunity for low-income, predominately racial […]
May 17, 2010
Opinion
The Politics of Fear
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer just signed a law making it illegal for the state’s public schools to teach ethnic studies classes. Tom Horne, the state superintendent for public instruction who supported the legislation, said, “Traditionally, the American public school system has brought together students from different backgrounds and taught them to be Americans and to […]
May 16, 2010
Opinion
Four Misconceptions About Hip-Hop Based Education
While some people find inspiration in unexpected places, I sometimes find it in uninformed and anti-intellectual ones. On account of that inspiration, here are four common misconceptions about the growing body of educational work referred to as hip-hop based education (HHBE):   HHBE is about rap music. Hip-hop culture encompasses much more than rap music. […]
May 11, 2010
Opinion
On Elena Kagan: Is the Supreme Court Not a Civil Rights Issue?
President Obama is reportedly going to nominate Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court (SCOTUS), without even interviewing a single Black jurist. For many in his largely progressive base, Kagan’s appointment would be an unforgiveable betrayal—yet another by this president. For some, the most troublesome thing about Ms. Kagan is her sparse publication record. […]
May 9, 2010
Opinion
I’m All for Black/Brown Coalitions … But What About the Supreme Court?
Joel Dreyfuss, editor at The Root.com recently penned the article, “Why Blacks Should Be Outraged at Arizona’s Immigration Law.” Mr. Dreyfuss observes that “Black Americans have not turned out in large numbers at immigration rallies, despite the fact that many African-American politicians talk of the need for coalitions with Hispanics.”    And his is only […]
May 6, 2010
Opinion
A New Spotlight on Less Selective and Open Access Institutions
Recent passage of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act was a major milestone in American history, to be sure, for both health care and student loan reform but also for the $2.55 billion authorized for minority-serving institutions (MSIs) and the $2 billion competitive grant program established for the nation’s community colleges. MSIs and two-year […]
May 6, 2010
Opinion
How Do True Beauty and Ultimate Hate Reside Side By Side?
Since 2003, I have been taking a group of doctoral students to South Africa during the summer. Every year I am amazed and humbled by the absolute beauty of the country. When I look up at Table Mountain in Cape Town or take the ferry to Robben Island, my breath is taken away by the […]
May 2, 2010
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