New Orleans One of the ongoing crises of the 21st century thus far has been the struggle to control schools with all sides of this massive political and cultural war pretending and presuming that they are best capable of speaking for children. Schools have been batted about like ping pongs. Some school districts have been …
Category: Education
Are “Gifted” Classes a Discriminatory Gift Themselves?
New Orleans The financial crisis gripping the state government of Louisiana due to the oil pricing collapse and the ideological bondage of former Governor Bobby Jindal to the worst of Republican “no tax/ small government” philosophy, has forced an interesting conflict over the funding of special gifted programs in New Orleans schools. The few lucky …
Walker Lawsuit is a New Tool in Overturning School Takeovers
Little Rock John Walker is the dean of civil rights lawyers in Arkansas. He sued to desegregate the Little Rock and Pulaski County School Districts and many more and kept them in court for decades. He’s still practicing and on top of that is now an elected member of the legislature in Arkansas. When the …