This week, silent, single-file lines. Detention for putting a head on a desk. Rules for how to dress, how to applaud, how to complete homework. Walk into some of the most acclaimed urban schools today and you will find similar recipes of behavior, designed to support student achievement. Joanne Golann spent a year doing just that. In her new book called “Scripting The Moves – Culture and Control in a No-Excuses Charter School,” Dr. Golann describes the good intentions and the unintended consequences of these rigidly controlled schools.
Teachers are getting burned out and leaving the profession in droves. A new survey released this month from the National Education Association illustrates this...
In 2016, Dr. Monique W. Morris examined the experience of black and brown girls in school with her book “Pushout – The Criminalization of...
Many states have either passed or proposed bans on teaching Critical Race Theory in schools. The bills seem to have less to do with...