Category: The Conversation

The Conversation: Daniel Losen on Reforming School Discipline

On this edition of The Conversation, Daniel Losen of the Civil Rights Project at UCLA discusses his testimony to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights on school discipline reform, challenges…

On this edition of The Conversation, Daniel Losen of the Civil Rights Project at UCLA discusses his testimony to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights on school discipline reform, challenges the claims of Max Eden and others opposed to the federal guidance on addressing disparities, surmises why opponents of ending overuse of suspensions and other harsh discipline are unwilling to engage three decades of data proving the need for overhaul, and what districts must do to transform school climates for the better.

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The Conversation: Dr. Steve Perry on Charters, Choice and Integration

On this special edition of The Conversation, Dr. Steve Perry blasts the Associated Press’ sloppy report on charter schools, explaining the difference between minority families choosing schools and forced segregation…

On this special edition of The Conversation, Dr. Steve Perry blasts the Associated Press’ sloppy report on charter schools, explaining the difference between minority families choosing schools and forced segregation by traditional districts and states.

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The Conversation: Teach For America’s Elisa Villanueva Beard

On this edition of The Conversation, RiShawn Biddle chats with Teach For America CEO Elisa Villanueva Beard about the teacher quality reform outfit’s more-pronounced efforts on addressing equity, criticism from…

On this edition of The Conversation, RiShawn Biddle chats with Teach For America CEO Elisa Villanueva Beard about the teacher quality reform outfit’s more-pronounced efforts on addressing equity, criticism from reformers who prefer it to focus solely on teacher quality, and the organization’s moves to bolster and diversify recruiting.

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The Conversation: NAACP’s War Against Charters

On this edition of the Conversation at Dropout Nation, RiShawn Biddle chats with Capital Prep’s Dr. Steve Perry on the old-school civil rights group’s recent call to end the expansion…

On this edition of the Conversation at Dropout Nation, RiShawn Biddle chats with Capital Prep’s Dr. Steve Perry on the old-school civil rights group’s recent call to end the expansion of charter schools and school choice. By doing the bidding of the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers, which have poured $380,500 into NAACP over the past five years, it is no longer representing the interests of black families who demand high-quality education for the children they love.

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Gloria Romero on Ending Compulsory Dues Laws

On this Conversation at Dropout Nation, RiShawn Biddle chats with former California Sen. Gloria Romero about her amicus brief in the Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association case before the U.S….

On this Conversation at Dropout Nation, RiShawn Biddle chats with former California Sen. Gloria Romero about her amicus brief in the Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association case before the U.S. Supreme Court, and why it is time to abolish laws that allow NEA and AFT to forcibly collect dues from teachers.

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Sandy Kress on No Child

On this Conversation at Dropout Nation, RiShawn Biddle talks to No Child Left Behind Act mastermind Sandy Kress about the prospects of the law’s reauthorization, why so few talk about…

On this Conversation at Dropout Nation, RiShawn Biddle talks to No Child Left Behind Act mastermind Sandy Kress about the prospects of the law’s reauthorization, why so few talk about its success in helping kids, and accountability as a conservative value.

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