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Education Reforms and Sociopathy- Guest Post By Wilma DeSoto
Education Reforms and Sociopathy- Guest Post By Wilma DeSoto
It is no secret that American Society has recently suffered from a spate of Anti-Social Corporate Reforms which have contributed to the wide-spread suffering of the American people at large. Sociopathy is becoming more common than ever with one out of every seven people exhibiting some sort of sociopathic behaviors.Individuals with anti-social tendencies have infiltrated every segment of American
The Link Between School Closings and Gentrification- A Chicago Story
The single story that will remain with me longest from Washington was told by Badass Mom founder and Chicago parent leader Rousemary Vega at the workshop on Community Organizing the day before the March. After sharing heartbreaking stories of the harassment she and her family experience fighting the closing of neighborhood schools her children attended, Rousemary said the following. " I live
JUL 31
Two Bronx Students Talk About Their Schools and the School To Prison Pipeline
Yesterday, I met with more than an hour with two Bronx high school students in a great Fordham program called "The History Makers" to answer their questions about the School to Prison Pipeline. After I answered several questions they posed about drug policies, school discipline, race and class biases in law enforcement, and Michell Alexander's book "The New Jim Crow" the c
JUL 29
Arne Duncan Drops in Unexpectedly on Meeting With BATS at US Department of Education Office of Civil Rights and Gets an Earful!
On July 28, 2014, following the BAT Rally outside the US Department of Education, a delegation of BATS went up to the Education Department’s Office of Civil Rights to share some of the main issues that BATS had with Department Policy. Representing the BATS were Marla Kilfoyle, General Manager of BATS. Dr Yohuru Williams of Fairfield University, Chicago BAM (Badass Moms) leader Shoneice Rey
