A novel solution to help educate, not punish, immigrants
Mexicans are among the fastest growing immigrant group in New York City, but when it comes to going to college, they lag way behind. That’s why one public college here has launched a hopeful endeavor to further their education, in what may be the first program of its kind, according to a story in yesterday’s New York […]
A terrible time to be a teacher?
One of my favorite opinion columnists, Gail Collins of The New York Times, had some interesting remarks yesterday on the teaching profession in a piece about Governor Charlie Crist of Florida. Crist, having failed to win the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate, is now hoping to prevail in this fall’s general election as an Independent. (This […]
Education implications of the Arizona anti-immigrant law
As angry protesters across the nation denounced Arizona’s anti-immigrant law on Saturday, the 26,000-member American Educational Research Association, meeting in Denver, announced that it would not hold any meetings in the state until the law was repealed. The law requires local police to demand that anyone who looks suspicious prove that they are in the […]
