The president’s racism has opened the door for a franker discussion of school choice.
Rachel M. Cohen
Rachel M. Cohen is a freelance journalist based in Washington, D.C., and a former American Prospect writing fellow. Follow her on Twitter @rmc031
Posted inEducation in America
Making Student Homelessness a Visible Issue
Saturday, July 22 marks the 30-year anniversary of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, the federal government’s first major legislative response to homelessness. One important—and controversial—section of the law requires states to remove educational barriers experienced by homeless children and youth, out of recognition that many homeless children cannot enroll in school for a host of […]
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Teacher Tests Test Teachers
The practice of evaluating teachers by their students’ performance on standardized tests is coming under serious challenge.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Q&A: Drug Addiction Is a Learning Disorder
And treating it punitively, Maia Szalavitz argues, is rooted in racism—not in science
Posted inLaw and Justice
‘Parents Involved,’ A Decade Later
Contrary to reports, the fight for school integration was not derailed.
Posted inEducation in America
School Suspensions, Test Scores, and Lead Poisoning
Economists find new evidence that kids with higher exposure to lead are more likely to misbehave in school and do worse academically.
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Illinois Poised To Strip Rahm Emanuel’s Control over Chicago Schools
After years of mayoral control, Chicago residents may soon get to elect their local school board.
Posted inElection Night Blog
Why Did Brookings Ignore Federal Pre-K’s Positive Results?
In the five decades since its launch, more than 33 million low-income children have participated in Head Start, the federal government’s early-childhood education program designed to narrow the gaps between rich and poor students by providing disadvantaged children with comprehensive preschool. Nearly one million children were enrolled in 2015 alone, and research has shown that […]
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Massachusetts Charter School Backs Off Exclusionary Hair Policies — For Now
Public outrage plus scrutiny from civil rights groups and the state attorney general draws attention to penalties imposed on black students.
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Fixing Our Infrastructure? How About Schools?
Tens of millions of children report daily to run-down, sometimes unsafe school buildings. Two proposals for upgrading schools are now before Congress.
