Part 2: The real history behind the NYC Specialized High School (SHS) ‘Integration Problem’ and how it could be fixed, if fixing it is really the objective… “How many effective schools would you have to see to be persuaded of the educability of poor children? If your answer is more than one, then I submit […]readmore
By Michael Johnson Part 1- The Real Problem: What is to be done with all of those K-12 Black and Latino students who are on and/or above learning- and grade-level standards? “Change the Joke and Slip the Yoke.” —Ralph Ellison “You get in life what you have the courage to ask for.” —Oprah Winfrey “…Some […]readmore
Schools, and particularly their Tone, Climate and Culture-setting principals, fail too often to come up with the necessary strategic, operational, visionary tactics to make their schools secure and safe environments. They don’t have a “prevent plan” to help get their kids to act and behave with a moral, compassionate sensitivity toward other students. And when […]readmore
By Michael Johnson Pardon me for mentioning McKenzie’s name so often in this column. But I think it is important that we speak and write McKenzie’s name as much as possible, in part, because the label “victim,” even when preceded by the word “tragic,” robs McKenzie of her full human personality and reduces this […]readmore
Let the classic corporate investment, societal benefits versus injury debate begin! The Amazon Corporation proposes to divide its new second headquarters (“HQ2”) between two cities, New York City and Crystal City, VA. And according to a report in Our Time Press, the “every area & product of commerce” you can think of company promises to […]readmore
PART TWO: Choose Strategically-Sound over Sexy-Sounding Plans to Help Struggling Schools Succeed “There has never been a time in the life of the American public school when we have not known all that we needed in order to teach all those whom we choose to teach.”—Ronald Edmunds Half-baked and halfhearted school improvement efforts won’t work […]readmore
“There has never been a time in the life of the American public school when we have not known all that we needed in order to teach all those whom we chose to teach”—Ronald Edmunds America has a large number of teachers, engineers, medical professionals, artists, artisans, social and scientific researchers, etc. And so, we […]readmore
Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez today announced that the deadline for filing applications for KCDA’s mid-winter and spring break internship programs has been extended to November 25, 2018. The internships are open to students who live and /or attend high school in Brooklyn and are interested in learning about the different careers and responsibilities within […]readmore
