Education

Priority Education in Alabama

In July 2001 Alabama’s State Departments of Education invested in 7 schools in the southernmost part of the state. The 7 schools slated had fallen significantly when it came to standardized test scores and were in need of new leadership and policy implementation. Ten years…

Nicaragua- Following Haiti’s Footsteps

Poverty in Nicaragua is in close proximity to Haiti, being the second poorest country in the Americas. With poverty comes high dropout rates in schools and high child labor, which all go hand-in-hand. According to Nina Lakhani, there is about 6 million people in…

On Equity and School Choice

One of the hottest buzz words in the election coming up next Tuesday is “equity.” All candidates are in…

“Lifting Students Up Without Lowering the Bar”

After speaking in class about how to identify critical teaching practices, I was really interested in reading this article and its perspective on teachers at a groundbreaking school in Washington D.C. (The original article, from NPR’s Code Switch…

The Second Battle in the War for Equity: Students Pulling Ahead

Southern Bilingual Education

Bilingual education has become increasingly important with an influx of immigration and an increase in mixed race children with multiple language backgrounds entering school. The Southern United States is usually steadily behind the rest of the country in a lot of areas…

Technological Revolution in Argentinian Schools

The article entitled “Argentina to Boot Up Tech-Focused Programs in Public Schools”, touches upon the push of Argentinian schools to adapt technology in the classrooms for economic purposes. The economic reasoning is key to motivating Argentina…

Globalization of Education

Although this article has more to do with the globalization of worldwide education, rather than just the Americas, it is definitely a point of relevance in the discussion of education in America.

Intersectionality, a Necessity?

As we enter this new age of feminism, it is important to remember how multi faceted of an issue it is. Intersectionality almost rolls off the tongue like a buzz word, but it is crucial in any part of conversation about feminism. It’s not necessarily fun to play the game of…

Egyptians are African and Nazareth is not in Europe