Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Dorsey – it’s little surprise that those titans of tech want to encourage more wannabe coders. But in a short film released Tuesday by the nonprofit Code.org, it’s not just the usual suspects talking up all the reasons why the U.S. needs more computer scientists. Sure, Silicon Valley luminaries share [...]
Black History Month: ABS Honors Education Brilliance of W.E.B. DuBois
February 18, 2013 | Posted by
In our continuing tribute to great black leaders and thinkers throughout our history, this week we honor those who made a significant and meaningful contribution in the area of education. W.E.B. DuBois’ more widely publicized views on education center on his long-running debate with Booker T. Washington over the purpose of education in the black [...]
Obama to Visit Decatur Pre-K Center Tomorrow, Except School is on Break
February 12, 2013 | Posted by
President Obama will visit City of Decatur Schools pre-k on Thursday. Oddly, Decatur schools are closed this week as part of the district’s balanced schedule calendar, which features a shorter summer and week-long breaks throughout the year. Many folks had vacation plans already in place and are out of town. (Some families went to Washington, D.C. [...]
Benefits of Parental Involvement in The Classroom
February 2, 2013 | Posted by
By Julie Sanders The year Lori’s oldest son, Max, was in my first-grade classroom, she often came to work one-on- one with children, assisting in projects, or partner read. Since she had an infant, she would bring a car seat with her little one strapped, sleeping while she helped out or just spent time in [...]
The Often Overlooked Value of School Music Programs
January 3, 2013 | Posted by
Public schools, in general, have become incriminated in the public mind for having failed society. They must be re-envisioned, restructured, reassessed, and refinanced if they are to serve the public good, according to commentators ranging from folks waiting in line at the post office to governors and national policymakers. Given that schools provide the one [...]
Mark Zuckerberg Donates a Whopping $500 Million for Education and Health Improvements
December 19, 2012 | Posted by
Two years ago, Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg signed The Giving Pledge, a public commitment to give away 50% of his wealth or more during his lifetime or upon his death. The young tech titan just took the next step toward meeting that pledge. On his Facebook page Tuesday, the $12.5 billion CEO announced that he and his [...]
Prof. Tyrone Forman to Head Emory Univ. Program on Race and Difference
December 14, 2012 | Posted by
Emory University’s James Weldon Johnson Institute for the Study of Race and Difference (JWJI) has appointed Emory sociology professor Tyrone Forman, a renowned scholar of social change, race and ethnic relations, as its new director. Forman is leading the institute’s work to build the JWJI as a national destination for interdisciplinary public scholarship and teaching [...]
Georgia Legislature Considers Grading Schools
December 11, 2012 | Posted by
Legislative leaders are working on an education accountability bill that would assign letter grades to Georgia schools, state Rep. Brooks Coleman said Tuesday. Legislative leaders are working on an education accountability bill that would assign letter grades to Georgia schools, state Rep. Brooks Coleman said Tuesday. Schools that achieve “A” and “B” grades would be [...]
Wu Tang Clan’s GZA Teams with Columbia Univ. Prof to Use Hip-Hop to Teach Science
November 18, 2012 | Posted by
They are an unlikely team of educational reformers. Christopher Emdin is a Columbia University professor who likes to declaim Newton’s laws in rhyme. GZA is a member of the Wu-Tang Clan who left school in 10th grade. When the two men met this summer, at a radio show hosted by Neil deGrasse Tyson, the director [...]
Amendment One Confusion: At Stake Are Education of Georgia’s Children, A Lot of Money
November 3, 2012 | Posted by
If you’re confused about Amendment One on this year’s general election ballot, you’re not alone. Wednesday we asked some early voters in Cobb County what they thought of the wording, which asks: “Shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended to allow state or local approval of public charter schools upon the request of local communities?” [...]
