Latest News and Comment from Education

Tuesday, July 8, 2014

7-8-14 With A Brooklyn Accent: Love Letters to the BATS

With A Brooklyn Accent:









Why Charter School Scandals Resemble the Subprime Mortgage Crisis

To understand why  we may be approaching a charter school crisis that resembles the one that developed around subprime mortgages, you need to understand how investment banks and credit rating agencies seized upon an instrument to make homeownership available to people with limited resources as a vehicle to make fortunes and advance careers, leaving the tax payers with a large bill. I think somethi


7-5-14 With A Brooklyn Accent: Love Letters to the BATS
With A Brooklyn Accent:National Pattern of Decline in Percentage of Black TeachersNational Pattern of Decline in Percentage of Black TeachersJune 29, 2014 at 1:20pm From the late 1990's to todayChicago44% to 19%Oakland30% to 18%Berkeley 12.3%  to 6.5%Los Angeles14.5% to  10%San Francisco8.3% to 4.6%Please continue to gather this informationFor New Orleans, NY, Detroit, DC, Newark, Philadelphiaby M