Where Artists Come To Shine
By Will Staton It is no secret that American public education needs reforming. While schools in wealthy areas still offer world class educations, schools in poorer areas do not; too often in fact, these schools offer little at all in the way of education. Unfortunately, those being failed by poor … [Read more...]
The smell of Jasmine in Tunisia has wafted across Mediterranean Africa into Egypt, and the road from Tahrir Square now leads into Jordan, Yemen, Bahrain, Libya and Iran. It also leads to Jerusalem. In the wake of these uprisings, it is sad to see that America’s one true ally in the region, Israel, … [Read more...]
In his State of the Union Address last week, President Obama laid out his vision for the future of the American economy. Not surprisingly, one of the first topics he touched upon was education. To quote the president, “Over the next ten years, nearly half of all new jobs will require education that … [Read more...]
To mosque or not to mosque? That is the question. Actually the question is more like, to community center or not to community center, but that’s tedious to write and say, so I’ll stick with mosque. I’m talking of course about the infamous Ground Zero Mosque, the construction of which will be … [Read more...]
It’s a dual question. Why Teach For America, and why teach for America? The oft-lauded and oft-criticized program has spent considerable time in the spotlight recently as more and more policy makers and philanthropists have begun to embrace TFA’s views and ideals. Proponents say that the … [Read more...]
On Wednesday, October 20th, I attended an open, public hearing about the expansion of Success Charter Network into vacant space at PS 145. The meeting, held in PS 145’s auditorium, was open to the public and attended by parents from both PS 145 and SCN’s schools, as well as by employees of both … [Read more...]