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Social Justice, CPS, School Reform, conservative - TrackitFan

Social Justice, CPS, School Reform, conservative - TrackitFan
Social Justice vs Conservative View of School Reform


Here is the progressive social justice point of view for school reform:

Principles of School Reform:
1. *Public schools are responsible to the community, not to the marketplace.
2. *Schools must be actively multicultural and anti-racist, promoting social justice for all.
3. *Curriculum must be geared to learning for life and the needs of a multicultural democracy.
4. *All children and all schools must receive adequate resources.
5. *Reform must center on the classroom and the needs of children.
6. *Good teachers are essential to good schools.

Read more: http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/trackitfan/2010/11/social-justice-vs-conservative-view-of-school-reform.html#ixzz15poYDyia