Tag Archives: Education
Virginia Lowers Expectations for Black and Latino Students
TweetVirginia is one of dozens states exempt from the national No Child Left Behind laws, which aims to have all American children perform at grade level by 2014. The state has therefore created educational performance goals for students that make much more sense. It’s now setting goals for kids based on their race. In other [...]
Justice Sotomayor gives Sesame Street some career advice
TweetCrushing the dreams of countless little girls (and boys) around America, Justice Sonia Sotomayor broke the news to the viewers of Sesame Street that being a princess is not a career. Sorry, kids, the truth hurts sometimes. She suggests Abby become a teacher, lawyer, doctor, engineer, or scientist instead. “A career is something that you train [...]
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Quick Hit: The Dream Defenders call on candidates to address the war on youth
Tweet Sarah Jaffe has a good piece at Truthout about the Dream Defenders, a coalition of young activists that formed in Florida after the shooting of Trayvon Martin. Tonight, at the final presidential debate in Boca Raton, they’ll be demanding real answers from both candidates on issues–from the privatization of prisons to the inequalities in [...]
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Video: Education and the Danger of the Single Story
Tweet Ed. note: This post is part of the second round of the Feministing “So You Think You Can Blog” contributor contest (background here). Stay tuned all week as our six finalists take turns turns covering the blog and giving us a sense of their personal contributor style. The winner of the contest and newest [...]
Also tagged Chimamanda Adichie, ted talks, the Single Story Comments closed
Quick Hit: More on that Swedish school that’s fighting gender bias