--Supreme Court Weigh Race in Public School Assignments 12/2/06
--Civil Rights Project Moves Offices from Harvard to U.C.L.A.11/30/06
--School Named for Woman who played key Role in School Desegregation 11/18/06
--Persistent Race Disparities Found in recent census data 11/14/06
--$3 Million Grant to New Leaders for New
Schools and District of Columbia Public Schools 11/2/06
--Sec. of Ed Announces 27.5 Million Grant To Chicago PS to Reward Effective Teaching 11/1/06
--Dallas School Board May Amend Policy Requiring Principals to Learn Spanish 10/20/06
--New Survey Shows Teacher Satisfaction at 20-year High 10/18/06
Inaugural Issue
Becoming A Teacher By Nat LaCour
Educated, motivated teachers can make a tremendous difference in the lives of their students.
Release your Brilliance through Teaching
By Simon Bailey
Brilliandeer Teachers aspire to inspire others before they expire.They are comfortable in their own skin, and they have an uncanny ability to teach, model and illuminate through their shining light of wisdom, caring and laughter.
Redefining the Paradigm of Education
By Calvin Mackie, PhD
When we bring purpose and service back to education coupled with utility and training will we win back the hearts and souls of our students.
How To Improve Academic Achievement In African American Males by Dr. Jawanza Kunjufu
Steps that must be taken if we are serious about closing the racial achievement gap.
The Call Me MISTER Program by Roy I. Jones, Ed.D
This innovative program seeks to address the critical shortage of African American male teachers.
By successfully placing 200 MISTERs in elementary schools, it will impact over 4,000 school children annually or 20,000 children over just a five year period.
Books Reviewed:
Keepin' It Real
School Success Beyond Black and White
By Prudence L. Carter
The Shame of a Nation
The Restoration of Apartheid Schooling in America
by Jonathan Kozol
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