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Wednesday, September 10, 2014

9-10-14 With A Brooklyn Accent: When Teachers Marry Police Officers- Reflections on Race and Neighborhood Culture

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When Teachers Marry Police Officers- Reflections on Race and Neighborhood Culture

During the controversy over the teachers who wore NYPD shirts to work in protest against their unions participation in the Staten Island March mourning the deaths of Eric Garner and Michael Brown, numerous commentators noted, correctly, that it is quite common in New York City for teachers to marry police officers. This pattern is particularly common in certain New York Cit...y ethnic neighborhoo


9-9-14 With A Brooklyn Accent: What's Wrong With Minneapolis Schools
With A Brooklyn Accent: What's Wrong With Minneapolis SchoolsAs someone who has followed events in Minneapolis Schools for some time, I am not surprised by this author's comments. Well financed School Reformers who see Charter Schools and Teach for America as the path to educational equity have dominated school planning in Minneapolis. But having revolving door teaching staffs largely drawn from o