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Organizing to Do Better for Children

October 11, 2017 1:06 pm October 11, 2017

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In this edition of On the Road from 2016, Editor RiShawn Biddle joins with Deray McKesson, Parent Power activist Milagros Barsallo, now-Baltimore City Councilman Zeke Berzoff-Cohen, and Jonathan Mansoori of…

In this edition of On the Road from 2016, Editor RiShawn Biddle joins with Deray McKesson, Parent Power activist Milagros Barsallo, now-Baltimore City Councilman Zeke Berzoff-Cohen, and Jonathan Mansoori of Leadership for Educational Equity in a Teach For America discussion on how reformers can use movement organizing to transform the schools and communities in which our children live.

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Three Thoughts

King and Lhamon on the Fight for Children’s Future

September 22, 2017 12:33 am September 22, 2017

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The Trump Administration’s war on poor and minority children is not only terrible for the futures of children, it highlights all of the other damage being wrought on them (including…

The Trump Administration’s war on poor and minority children is not only terrible for the futures of children, it highlights all of the other damage being wrought on them (including the denial of high-quality school opportunities) that have long been a feature of American public education.

Former U.S. Secretary of Education John King (now President of the Education Trust) and Commission on Civil Rights Chairman Catherine Lhamon explain what reformers must do in this clip from yesterday’s Congressional Black Caucus Foundation panel on education and equality.

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On the Road

Rep. John Lewis and Rev. James Lawson on Organizing Change

Dropout Nation Editorial Board

September 21, 2017 1:37 pm September 21, 2017

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Now, more than ever, school reformers and other champions for children must organize and plan successfully to help build brighter futures for children and their communities. One way is to…

Now, more than ever, school reformers and other champions for children must organize and plan successfully to help build brighter futures for children and their communities. One way is to learn from the past champions of transforming America. This includes Rep. John Lewis and Rev. James Lawson, whose work with the Freedom Rides and the Nashville Student movement helped push forward the civil rights movement of the last century.

Learn more from Lewis and Lawson in this clip from yesterday’s Congressional Black Caucus Foundation panel on organizing — and apply it to helping our children now.

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Dropout Nation Midweek Monitor Opening Bell

Opening Bell: October 7 Edition

Dropout Nation Editorial Board

October 7, 2013 9:27 am October 7, 2013

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On this edition of Dropout Nation‘s Opening Bell, RiShawn Biddle discusses how the end of earmarks and redistricting has led to gridlock on Capitol Hill and the shutdown; points out…

On this edition of Dropout Nation‘s Opening Bell, RiShawn Biddle discusses how the end of earmarks and redistricting has led to gridlock on Capitol Hill and the shutdown; points out the poverty mythmaking behind the 30 Million Words initiative being discussed at NBC’s Education Nation summit; and talks about DN‘s podcast series on Common Core standards.

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Opening Bell

Opening Bell: Sept. 30 Edition

The Dropout Nation Podcast

September 30, 2013 5:30 am September 30, 2013

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On this inaugural edition of Dropout Nation‘s Opening Bell, RiShawn Biddle takes a look at the lack of impact of the threatened federal shutdown on American public education, opines on…

On this inaugural edition of Dropout Nation‘s Opening Bell, RiShawn Biddle takes a look at the lack of impact of the threatened federal shutdown on American public education, opines on what U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan should say in his speech on Tuesday, talks about how the Affordable Care Act will fuel systemic reform, and discusses an upcoming debate on the importance of Common Core reading and math standards.

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