Tag: edgap
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Reflections of a black female scholar: I know what it feels like to be invisible
**The Edvocate is pleased to publish guest posts as way to fuel important conversations surrounding P-20 education in America. The opinions contained within guest posts are ... -
What MLK Jr. Teaches us about Servant Leadership
By @GwynethJones – The Daring Librarian As an educator I was touched today by this article from Mr. James Perry, former candidate for the Mayor of New Orleans: “Among ... -
There’s more than practice to becoming a world-class expert
D. Zachary Hambrick, Michigan State University and Fredrik Ullén, Karolinska Institute Some people are dramatically better at activities like sports, music and chess than other people. ... -
Kindergartners get little time to play. Why does it matter?
Christopher Brown, University of Texas at Austin Being a kindergartner today is very different from being a kindergartner 20 years ago. In fact it is more ... -
Black Boys in Crisis: How to Solve the Black Boy-Special Education Problem
In this series, appropriately titled “Black Boys in Crisis,” I highlight the problems facing black boys in education today, as well as provide clear steps that ... -
Decriminalizing the Classroom: School climate Bill of Rights
**The Edvocate is pleased to publish guest posts as way to fuel important conversations surrounding P-20 education in America. The opinions contained within guest posts are ... -
4 Troubling Truths About Black Boys and the U.S. Educational System
Most people like to think that American K-12 schools, workplaces and courthouses are pillars of fairness, but statistic after statistic all point to a crisis among ... -
Ask An Expert: Disrupting the School-to-Prison Cycle
Question: Dr. Lynch, I am a youth counselor in Philadelphia, PA. Everyday I witness the public school system fail our children. The end result is that ... -
Projecting False Truths: The 4.0 GPA at an HBCU vs. a PWI
Note: Today’s op ed comes to you courtesy of George M. Johnson, an advocate for change in Higher Education. He is the Former Director of Student ... -
The use of homophobic slurs in sports: It’s for the athletes’ own good, right?
**The Edvocate is pleased to publish guest posts as way to fuel important conversations surrounding P-20 education in America. The opinions contained within guest posts are ...