In its heart I do not believe humanity wants to be racist, and in the US we have been on a long journey — definable in centuries — proving just how not racist we are. Electing a black man as president is among the civic actions writ large we have taken that show what we are … [Read more...] about Why I Favor Protesting
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Scathing Stanford CREDO Report Shows Ohio Traditional Public Schools Outperform Charters
Charter schools in Ohio are notorious because the state legislature, filled with money from supporters of some of the worst charters, has chosen hardly to regulate the charter school sector at all. On Tuesday, the Stanford Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) … [Read more...] about Scathing Stanford CREDO Report Shows Ohio Traditional Public Schools Outperform Charters
Photo essay and thoughts on Coventry Village
Robert Brown is a city planning consultant of note. Named a Fellow of the American Institute of City Planners (FAIP) and recipient of APA's national award for excellence in comprehensive planning, he served for a decade as the Director of Planning for the City of Cleveland. … [Read more...] about Photo essay and thoughts on Coventry Village
Accountability Should Reward Schools That Serve All Children Well Even If Achievement Gaps Remain
The U.S. Department of Education has just updated the rules for states to be granted waivers from the most onerous requirements of the old, dated, and much criticized No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). Anne Hyslop recently reported that in its new rules, the Department now … [Read more...] about Accountability Should Reward Schools That Serve All Children Well Even If Achievement Gaps Remain
Cleveland Heights Chronicles – Part 1
Note: This overview is the first chapter of my reflections on 45 years in Cleveland Heights. I’ve lived in Cleveland Heights for forty-five years. My husband and I moved into the upstairs of a double on Kensington in the summer of 1969, the summer that the U.S. put a man on … [Read more...] about Cleveland Heights Chronicles – Part 1
