The Academy Awards air this Sunday, March 4th, highlighting fabulous movies from 2018. I have some movies I'm really cheering for this year. What about you? What makes a movie great? And how in the world does that relate to education?
Presidents choose private schools
Yesterday, we celebrated presidents, people who have shaped our country in powerful ways. They not only fill the role of head of state and commander in chief, but they have also commonly been fathers, burdened with the typical worries of an American parent. And concerns about their children’s education do not vanish when elected and settled into the White House.
Love Your Neighbor: Who Teaches it Best?
Anna J. Cooper, her school, & her legacy
Several year ago, I learned about an incredible woman, born in slavery in Raleigh, NC who eventually became one of the most important figures in American education, Anna J. Cooper. Representing an organization that is for equal education and was founded in Raleigh, it seemed fitting to highlight the voice of such an instrumental African-American woman in education this February. But in researching Cooper, I also learned about the school she gave her heart and soul too.