Teaching Children How to Think Instead of What to Think
It was Socrates who said, “I cannot teach anybody anything; I can only make them think.”
Minneapolis Public Schools
A Child’s success is a Contract with Mom: Killing the Achievement Gap
Recorded results have shown that Collective Impact Groups have stalled in helping children of color achieve and maintain success in the public school system. A new delivery tool is here and today I introduce the…
Farewell to an Icon: Minneapolis Public Schools administration strips one of Patrick Henry High School’s historical legacies
Editors note: Under interim superintendent Gore disparities in the MPS have started to climb exponentially; suspensions, hiring the wrong types of teachers and the lack of diversity within the district 1 headquarters, not to mention…
Why African American and African studies should be a requirement in Twin Cities Public Schools
It’s been over a month since I sent my CV to a local nonprofit agency that was searching to hire Fellows to work on a brief in support of African American studies in the public…
Teachers complain, chaos reigns as St. Paul schools spend millions on ‘white privilege’ training
Video posted by Our Black News – Louis CK, “Being White.” by Steve Gunn, Editor-in-chief of EAGnews – OBN Guest Contributor ST. PAUL, Minn. – Have the taxpayers of St. Paul spent nearly $3 million over the…