Yes, the children are out for winter break, what to do what to do? Instead of plopping them in front of the TV or video games, get out a pencil and some crayons and enjoy these printable worksheet sites! I was fortunate enough to find this on Squidoo and wanted to pass it along [...]

From edweek.org
President George W. Bush’s administration has been notable not only for one of the most significant shifts in federal oversight of education, under the No Child Left Behind Act, but also for new laws, programs, and developments in other areas affecting schools.

No Child Left Behind Act
President Bush made the reauthorization of the Elementary and [...]

Black men and education: Focus of Urban League report
Marlon A. Walker
This year’s “The State of Black America” study by the National Urban League pays the most attention to Black males because they are further away from parity with their White counterparts in several significant categories.
Black men face the greatest battle to gain equality in society, [...]

Many children have gone back to school this week. My son started kindergarten this week, at our local public school, and although I’m an old veteran of the public school system, I was a bit disheartened at the attitude and appearance of some of our potential best and brightest.
The subject of a dress code [...]

Our girls need us, parents! With the garbage that the media is trying to feed our girls, especially our black girls, they need our support and an alternate to the trash flowing out of our television sets. Here are some of my favorite books that I used with my class. Some have [...]

5 Reasons why some Black Children Don’t Succeed
These reasons are based on my personal experience working with Black and Hispanic children in an urban education setting. This is by no means posted to represent an all-encompassing cure all for the issue of minority underachievement in school, but is intended as a watch list to curb [...]