Policy & Reform
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How Students Get Banished To Alternative Schools
Historically, alternative schooling has been used interchangeably with terms like “reformatory school.” However, alternative schooling is painted to seem like the best option for ... -
A Discussion of Incarceration and the Importance of Higher Education
Benjamin Franklin once said, “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” His thoughts are shared by many elected officials who believe education is ... -
Is Educational Tracking Productive or Does it Produce Academic Inequity?
In all phases of K-12 education: elementary school, middle school, and high school, it has become the norm to group students together based on ... -
5 Educational Practices and Policies that Should Be More Widespread
The American education system is not as good as some think, and it certainly is not as bad. Honestly, the truth is somewhere in ... -
Why We Need to Embrace a Multi-Age, Multi-Grade Approach to Education
At the end of each year, K-8 students are either retained or promoted (many socially promoted) to the next grade. If a 5th-grade student ... -
Children in Foster Care Deserve Better Educational Outcomes
Tiffany Haddish, the breakout comedic star of 2018, often uses the pain and abuse that she endured as a result of being in and ... -
We Need to Get a Handle on the School Funding Conundrum
America needs to get a handle on its school funding conundrum. To describe our issues with school funding as a conundrum seems a bit ... -
Getting an Education is a Thorny Path for Transwomen, but it Shouldn’t Be
Let me make my position clear. Transwomen and members of any other group in the LGBTQ community deserve to learn and thrive in K-12 ... -
Education, the Kid with Lice That No Politician Wants to Play With
I was born in 1978, so throughout my life, I witnessed Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and ... -
Do Preschool Teachers Really Need to Be College Graduates?
Let’s get right into it. Yes, preschool teachers need to be college graduates. As a matter of fact, they need a bachelor’s degree, not ...
