Dear Secretary Duncan,
Published in the National Journal
Letter to Duncan: N.J. Education Standards Are Hurting Minority Students
by Doris Nhan
Updated: October 16, 2012 | 1:05 p.m.October 16, 2012 | 12:52 p.m.
The new accountability system implemented by New Jersey’s Education Department is disproportionately damaging for districts with lower-income minority students than schools with majority white students, according to a letter sent on Monday to U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan.The letter, signed by a coalition of educators, administrators and civil-rights groups, alleges that the No
SM Welcomes Elwood Robinson
Dr. Elwood L. Robinson is the Provost and Vice-President of Academic Affairs at Cambridge College. He was the founding Dean of the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences at North Carolina Central University (NCCU).
From 1996-1999, he served as the chairperson of the Department of Psychology at North Carolina Central University. The former Chair of the Department has an exemplary record of service to NCCU, this state and nation. He has served NCCU in a variety of capacities during his more than 25-year tenure.
He became a full Professor in 1996. Dr. Robinson is a productive scholar with over 400 scientific publications and presentations. His short story, "Wednesdays and Sundays", is part of Keeping the Faith, Stories of Love, Courage, Healing and Hope from Black America. This book won the 2003 NAACP Image Award, "Most outstanding Literary Work, Nonfiction.” His latest work “The power of