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How educator Gloria Jean Merriex used dance, drills and devotion to turn around a failing elementary school in a year

Movement was an essential part of Gloria Merriex’s lessons at Duval Elementary School in Gainesville, Fla. Courtesy of Boaz Dvir Boaz Dvir, Penn State When Duval...

How educator Gloria Jean Merriex used dance, drills and devotion to turn around a failing elementary school in a year

by Boaz Dvir, Penn State When Duval Elementary – a school that served mostly Black and poor students in East Gainesville, Florida – failed the...

40 years ago ‘A Nation at Risk’ warned of a ‘rising tide of mediocrity’ in US schools – has anything changed?

Academic gains made over the past four decades have begun to erode. Troy Aossey/The Image Bank via Getty Images by Morgan Polikoff, University of Southern California The...

Educating the kids nobody wants

After giving a recent education reform speech in Georgia, a thirty-something man approached me to discuss my views on the increasing school expulsion rate...

Parental involvement at D.C. school in a class by itself

WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Stepping into the cozy Parent Center at Orr Elementary School in Southeast Washington, D.C. is like grabbing a cup of coffee...

School choice film about two single moms in Pittsburgh goes Hollywood to reach Main Street

ON THE ROAD-- This Sept. 23, 2012 photo shows actress Maggie Gyllenhaal, left, and Viola Davis at the premiere of their film "Won't Back Down," in New York. (AP Photo/Starpix, Dave Allocca, File) by Alan Scher Zagier Associated Press Writer JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The movie "Won't Back Down" starring Maggie Gyllenhaal and Viola Davis was a box-office dud, barely earning $5 million and disappearing from theaters soon after its September 2012 release.

Minni’ Morning Coffee: Watch This!

Watch This! Why Public Education Needs Major Reform This video is a GREAT starting point for further investigation into the bankruptcy of modern education....

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