A Plea for Cultural Education
The taboo subject of race and ethnicity in the country has stalemated progress for equity of access and achievement in racial and ethnic minorities. The glaring exception to this fact is the Asian populations who are still strife with their own issues, but are on par with whites. The historical impediments to equal education are … Continue reading
Income Gap and Charter Schools
RR5 Amy Wells’ Social Context of Charter Schools sheds much needed light on the ineffectiveness and underperforming so-called solution of Charter schools. Particularly, with the recent report of charter schools serving far less disabled students than traditional public schools (TPS’s), her account of inequality and increased segregation of socioeconomic status (SES) and racial groups … Continue reading
Time for a Change
Sure, we’ve all seen them, those pesky before and after photos of people who used to be fat and now are skinny. Then you see a familiar face, the ugly duckling so to speak in high school who no one gave a second thought to because she was chubby. Now she’s gorgeous, married, and did … Continue reading
Life of Jennie 