STEM education has arisen as a national priority in the U.S., as it has become increasingly apparent that U.S. students are not advancing in math and science at the same pace as in other countries. In fact, recent studies show that: In the 2006 Programme …
It is April 22, and here in Saint Paul we are in the middle of a snowstorm – we are expected to get 2-4 inches tonight. This is the third snow storm in a week and even Minnesota has had enough. There is a warning …
My colleagues and I will be attending the African American Leadership Forum Conference tomorrow at General Mills. The topic is “The Time is Now! Educating Every Black Child.” We’ll be bringing some of our new Servant Leader Interns for freedom school and learning about family …
I can’t make it to this event, but it looks great. Hopefully, I’ll be able to make it to the one in May – John Legend and Education Reform – Yes Please!
Bee-Bim Bop! by Linda Sue Park. Bee-Bim Bop! is so cute. The rhymes are fun and rhytmic, and Ho Baek Lee’s illustrations are sweet and playful. The book tells the story of a child and mother preparing bee-bim bop, or bibim bop a Korean dish …
I need a new title for this series, I HATE writing “Ethnic” everyone is “ethnic.” I don’t want to call in minority, or multi-cultural or … any suggestions? :All this springs from an article I came across and posted about a few days ago that …
Tonight was “Music of Our Lives.” The fundraising event for Park Avenue Youth and Family Services CDF Freedom Schools Program. The music, the crowd, the food, the venue were all fantastic and above all else, people gathered to support a really phenomenal program for kids. …
Video from 2011 Music of Our Lives Tickets are $50 at the door and support the Children’s Defense Fund Freedom School® at Park Avenue Youth and Family Services. There will be an hors d’oeuvres and cocktail hour from 6:00 to 7:00 with silent auction and the …
Yesterday I mentioned that I would start featuring good children’s literature featuring non-white protagonists. I’ve been reaching out to all of the mom’s and dad’s of pre-schoolers that I know for Early Childhood books, but I thought that I’d start out with some from my …
Education Week’s Early Years Blog reports that preschool teachers cannot name books with non-white protagonists, even as 40% of our students are non-white in the United States: A group of more than 100 current and future educators in Shelby County, Tenn., could identify no tales …