These remarks were delivered as part of a Heights Community Congress event on April 24, Educational Redlining. Let me say how privileged I am that you invited me to participate tonight. Our children thrived here in the Cleveland Heights-University Heights Schools and I … [Read more...] about State School Rankings Cause Educational Redlining
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A Musical Performance: Collaborative Learning, Authentic Assessment, Opportunity to Learn
Earlier this week my husband and I attended Reaching Musical Heights, a concert that happens in our school district every four years. It is sponsored by Reaching Heights, the nonprofit organization that promotes equity and opportunity to learn across the Cleveland … [Read more...] about A Musical Performance: Collaborative Learning, Authentic Assessment, Opportunity to Learn
Richard Rothstein Tells Cleveland Audience: Public Policy Created Segregation and White Flight
In a 2004 book, Class and Schools, Richard Rothstein, of the Economic Policy Institute, examined social and economic factors in the lives of children and in the community that affect the academic performance of children in school. Rothstein has been examining economic factors … [Read more...] about Richard Rothstein Tells Cleveland Audience: Public Policy Created Segregation and White Flight
A walk in a whiteout
At this time of year, even those who embrace winter the most begin to get tired of it – the cold and gray, shoveling, shivering, trudging and salt-encrusted everything. But when a new snow storm comes in, I don't care how long or cold the winter has been; I head out for a walk … [Read more...] about A walk in a whiteout
Life in the Breakdown Lane
For my second thread blog thread, I’m going to post material from a manuscript titled Life in the Breakdown Lane. In this country, children’s services agencies and juvenile courts intersect at a place I call the breakdown lane. Telling the story of this place seems as … [Read more...] about Life in the Breakdown Lane
