Month: July 2022

• Latest Paper Focuses on School Finance Policy and Civil Rights

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  July 8, 2022

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  African Americans, School Finance

  By Amanda Nelson  LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 8, 2022) — A newly published analysis of how dollars are distributed to schools in the U.S. posits that funding allocation models continue to disadvantage those in low-income communities, despite long-standing evidence that equitable funding is critical to students’ capacity to learn and achieve.  An Opportunity to Learn: Engaging in the Praxis of…

  

• A Lost Episode: TFA’s Political Strategy and Mafia-style Attacks

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  July 4, 2022

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  Teach For America, Teacher Quality

  Truth For America is a podcast about Teach For America (TFA) that provides voice to educators, parents, students, and other key stakeholders. Truth For America is co-hosted by Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig, Dr. T. Jameson Brewer and Dr. Barb Veltri. Does TFA deploy mafia-style political attacks? We interview Diana Davila, a former Houston board member…