Tag Archives: education
Them’s That Got Shall Have: Criminalizing Parents Who Steal Free Education
Every parent wants what is best for his or her children but only some parents are going to jail for trying to provide their kids with the best education money … Continue reading
Conferences, Cuts, Honors and Reflection On My Voice
The past two weeks have been dominated by higher education cuts, conferences, writing, and massive reading. In short, I’ve been busy being a graduate student in the U.S. As Emory … Continue reading
Do School Vouchers Impact Outcomes for African American Students? Not So Fast.
I had the good fortune to be in the right place at the right time when Sara Goldrick-Rab, Sociologist and UW-Madison professor, took her first look at a provocative Brookings … Continue reading
CONFERENCE: Access, Competition and For-Profit Colleges
CONFERENCE: Access, Competition and For-Profit Colleges. I’m pleased to be organizing an AERA research conference, “Access, Competition, and For-Profit Colleges” in collaboration with Sandy Darity, The Research Network on Racial … Continue reading
Protecting the Military from For-Profits…What About The Rest of Us?
It’s the end of the semester (EOS) so this will be brief and I make no promises of cogency. The President has been talking about college and debt a lot … Continue reading
Is College For Everyone?
That was the question the NY Times asked this week: This week, the Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum said that it was snobbish to think that everyone should aspire to … Continue reading
Add White Kids and Stir is Not Good Education Policy
I commend the Times for at least acknowledging the anniversary of Brown v. Board this week, but I take some issue with the conclusions opinion writer David L. Kirp makes. … Continue reading →