Category Archives: democracy

More Breathless Praise for Success Academy; And Why We Should Be “Terrified”

Posted on December 9, 2017 by aagabor

This week both The New Yorker and The Atlantic, among several other publications, ran prominent stories on Success Academy, the controversial New York City charter-school network. In particular, Elizabeth Green’s piece about Success Academy and its founder, Eva Moskowitz, aims … Continue reading →

Posted in Charter Schools, citizenship, democracy, Education, public schools, Trump | Tagged Center for Education Improvement, ChalkBeat, charter schools, Dan Loeb, Debbie Meier, District 2, District 4, Education reform, Elizabeth Green, Eva Moskowitz, Families for Excellent Schools, Harlem, John Dewey, KIPP, MacArthur award, Mayor Bill De Blasio, Mayor Rahm Emanuel, New York Performance Standards Consortium, no excuses, Question 2, Richard Whitmire, standardized tests, strict-discipline, Success Academy, Sy Fliegel, Tony Alvarado, unions | 20 Comments

Why Vote? Midwifing the Youth Vote in the Age of Trump

Posted on August 25, 2017 by aagabor

Last week, Brad Lander, a New York City councilman from Brooklyn, and founder of the City Council’s progressive caucus, stood before 50-or-so young people and talked about the push to close Rikers Island, the city’s dysfunctional jail; the challenges of … Continue reading →

Posted in citizenship, democracy, Education, public schools, Trump | Tagged Ann F. Wiener, Brad Lander, Charlottesville, civics, criminal justice reform, democracy, gentrification, Marilyn Neimark, mass incarceration, MOSL, NAEP, National Council for Social Studies, New York City Council, New York State Board of Regents, progressive caucus, Robert E. Lee, Sanda Balaban, school segregation, social studies, Trump, youth voting, YVote | 2 Comments

Category Archives: democracy

More Breathless Praise for Success Academy; And Why We Should Be “Terrified”

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