Tag Archives: Education
Better school lunches, please.
TweetWhile some have praised New York Mayor Bloomberg’s citywide ban on the sale oversized soda and sugary drinks in bodegas and movie theaters, my friend who teaches high school has eyed it with marked skepticism. He notes, ‘I see what they eat. It’s more than just a ban on drink. Sometimes lunch is during 6th [...]
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One in four children in the U.S. are being raised in an immigrant family
TweetWhile 18 million youth in the country have a parent who was not born in the US, a new report shows that the economic, education, and health care access disparities for these kids compared to those with US-born parents is striking. The Foundation for Child Development led the research for the report, here are just [...]
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Quick hit: Bad-ass Detroit students stage walk-out
TweetWhat are they asking for, you might wonder? “An education.” 50 students at the all-boys Frederick Douglass Academy in Detriot, MI were suspended yesterday for walking out of their classes. They claimed to be fed up with the quality of their education: absent teachers, shortages of textbooks, and a failure to be taken seriously when asking for [...]
Homeless mom sentenced to 5 years in prison for “stealing” son’s education
TweetA mother has been arrested and sentenced to jail time for sending her five year old son to a school district where she had no permanent residence. I can barely believe I’m having to type this sentence again. In a post just last year, I wrote about a woman in Ohio who was convicted of [...]
Also tagged Class, Motherhood, Race Comments closed
Infographic: Women of color in the United States