Most everyone says they want integrated schools. Maybe not “too integrated” if you know what I mean, but “diverse” schools. There is a significant body of research that says it’s good for kids too. But integration ain’t happening. Schools nationwide are more segregated than they were decades ago and nothing will change until we affirmatively…
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The NY Times Graph of Race and Achievement Makes my Head Hurt
200 million tests aren’t wrong. And its making my head hurt. The NY times released an amazing set of interactive graphs this week showing correlations between NAEP tests—the so called nation’s scorecard—and family income and race. The results are incredibly discouraging, and really the more you look at it the more your head will hurt.…
Hearing the Silent Screams of Students Before It’s Too Late
It was a short note. “I am sorry, I am not dropping out but I won’t be coming back to school, thank you for everything, I’m sorry.” But it activated a red alert at the school, immediate calls to family, and a staff member dispatched to do a home visit. The student had overdosed on…
Do Black Minds Matter in CA? What do the numbers say?
Kicking off Black History Month let’s take a look at the current state of Black education in CA. Disturbing but not unexpected results came out from the recent Black Minds Matter report published by Ed Trust West. Some lowlights; Black students in California are LEAST LIKELY TO: Become proficient readers by third grade; Be placed…
Real Innovation in Education
The revolution will not be computerized, to riff on Gil Scott Heron. No the education revolution will not be computerized. The innovation we need in schools will not be technology based. No algorithm is going to reach and teach our most vulnerable students, nor will a panopticon manage their behavior and develop the social and…