6-1-14 With A Brooklyn Accent: For Many Students, There is No Light at the End of the Testing Tunnel

With A Brooklyn Accent: For Many Students, There is No Light at the End of the Testing Tunnel:

For Many Students, There is No Light at the End of the Testing Tunnel

For a lot of students, especially those in low or moderate income communities, turning schools into test prep/ Common Core hell makes absolutely no sense. There is no light at the end of the tunnel that makes this kind of sacrifice- of art, music, trips, history, creativity, you name it- worth while. Look at what awaits them. For some, low wage dead end jobs. For others, prison and the underground

by Mark Naison / 11min 

5-24-14 With A Brooklyn Accent Go BATs All Week

With A Brooklyn Accent:With A Brooklyn Accent Go BATs All WeekWhy It's Time to Go Green- A Guest Pot By Laurel M. SturtIn the last decade, the Democratic party has become increasingly indistinct from the Republican, both parties in virtually impervious thrall to the siren of money. As exacerbated by the Citizens United and McCutcheon Supreme Court decisions, the--for all intents and purposes--whol

by mike simpson / 8h