Once again, in Memphis, we see that sometimes the job of a board of directors is to maintain integrity, even in the face of offers of philanthropic largesse. In this case, community members and teachers have come together to urge the board to reject a philanthropic offer to pay for its new superintendent search.
One important aspect of Los Angeles teachers’ new contract is to create 30 community schools across the charter-ridden district.
In Philadelphia, the city and 13 hospital and university partners set a goal to shift $500 million in contracts for goods and services from national to local suppliers in the coming decade. If it succeeds, 5,000 living-wage, middle-skill jobs for Philadelphia residents could be created.
By training public school teachers, the Museum of the American Indian seeks to change the narratives we tell ourselves about US and American Indian history, with the story of Thanksgiving a case in point.
Diane Ravitch and Carol Burris assert that “public governance of our schools matters for the health of our democracy…it is paid for by the public, and it belongs to the public, not entrepreneurs.” So why do we allow its hijacking by philanthropy?
Education philanthropy has been fraught with challenges, much of it a result of the way philanthropists give.
While the notion of the Trump Administration standing firm on an abstinence-only agenda may seem absurd, the stance has become important as a part of a cultural platform and, apparently, a way to get back at political foes.
How can you move research beyond the “academic bubble” and into the concrete realm of policy and practice in communities of color? Here, Nhan Truong describes how he used a critical “pracademic” approach to enhancing nonprofit work..
Has the Gates Foundation learned from its mistakes? Its latest round of education grants gives some cause for guarded optimism.
While proposals to turn schools into fortresses in the name of safety are absurd, promoting true safety and a community of care is more challenging. A low-income neighborhood school in San Diego shows how it can be done. At Cherokee Point Elementary, teachers, administrators, and staff have embraced a “trauma-informed school” model—with dramatic results in terms of both disciplinary and academic achievement. It is a model gaining traction across the nation.
