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A Wide-Ranging Exploration of Alice Walker and 'The Color Purple'
" Salamishah Tillet , a contributing critic-at-large for The New York Times and the Henry Rutgers professor of African American studies and creative writing at Rutgers University, Newark, joins us to discuss her new book, In Search of The Color Purple: The Story of an American Masterpiece . The book explores Alice Walker’s seminal novel and its cultural impact through archival research and interv
Rooting Out Extremism In The Police
"The insurrection at the U.S. Capitol shocked the nation. A recent NPR analysis found that 20 percent of those charged in the insurrection at the Capitol riot appeared to be current or former service members. But the military isn't alone. At least 30 police officers attended the rally before the insurrection. And a retired New York police officer was just charged with assaulting a Washington, D.C
"How Can America Not Know This Story?": Lee Daniels on the Enduring Relevance of Billie Holiday
"Director Lee Daniels returns with his first film in eight years. The United States vs. Billie Holiday is a biopic that delves into the legendary singer’s life, focusing on efforts by the federal government to target Holiday over her civil rights activism. Daniel's film also explores how controversial Holiday's song "Strange Fruit" was at the time, for shining a light on the lynchings of Black Am
A Shot In The Dark: On Being Black and Taking Coronavirus Vaccines
'As the rollout of coronavirus vaccines unfolds, one big challenge for public health officials has been the skepticism many Black people have toward the vaccine. One notorious medical study — the Tuskegee experiment — has been cited as a reason. But should it be?' -- Code Switch

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A VERY BUSY DAY

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The latest news and resources in education since 2007

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February’s Most Popular Posts
As regular readers know, at the end of each week I share the five most popular posts from the previous seven days. I thought people might find it interesting to see a list of the ten most popular posts from the previous thirty days. You might also be interested in IT’S THE FOURTEENTH ANNIVERSARY OF THIS BLOG – HERE ARE THE FORTY ALL-TIME MOST POPULAR POSTS . Not to mention THE TWENTY MOST POPULAR
Friday’s Must-Read Articles On School Reopenings
Free-Photos / Pixabay Here are new additions to THE BEST POSTS PREDICTING WHAT SCHOOLS WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FALL : English school leaders despair over new rules on Covid tests and masks is from The Guardian. COVID-19 vaccines prioritized for California educators will focus on struggling communities is from The L.A. Times. San Diego Unified Announces Target Date to Reopen Schools is from NBC. The
13,000 Unaccompanied Minor Refugees Expected In May
Scoop: Border officials project 13,000 child migrants in May has just been published by Axios. There were 3,300 in December, and I then wrote Should Schools Start Preparing For A Wave Of Unaccompanied Minor Refugees? This could be be a repeat of the 2014 crisis, when over 60,000 unaccompanied minors came to the United States (see What was the 2014 child and family migrant crisis? ). Every unaccom
Two New Online Geography Games
Here are two new additions to The Best Online Geography Games : City Guesser gives you the option of first choosing the world, or different areas of the word, and then shows you videos of a location. You guess where on a map, and then you’re shown how close you were to the correct answer. One intriguing option is just having it show you monuments from throughout the world. GeoQuiz lets you name o
My Favorite Posts That Appeared In February
I regularly highlight my picks for the most useful posts for each month — not including “The Best…” lists. I also use some of them in a more extensive monthly newsletter I send-out. You can see older Best Posts of the Month at Websites Of The Month (more recent lists can be found here ). You can also see my all-time favorites here . I’ve also been doing “A Look Back” series reviewing old favorite
Thursday’s Must-Read Articles On School Reopenings
stux / Pixabay Here are new additions to THE BEST POSTS PREDICTING WHAT SCHOOLS WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FALL : L.A. school reopening contingent on full staff vaccinations, making for uncertain date is from The L.A. Times. This guy is living in a world where right now where schools in his district are directly ignoring state guidelines to make tchrs, students & their families safe & he wants everybo

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