Becky Pringle, president of the National Education Association (NEA) teachers’ union, recently interviewed a fired teacher in Georgia about alleged “classroom censorship” taking place in public schools. Katie Rinderle was fired from her public school…
Topic: Atlanta
Georgia teacher fired over reading book after parental complaint about LGBTQ content
An ongoing case between a fired public school teacher and her school district in the Atlanta, Georgia area over reading a book about gender identity has the national media up in arms, but the news…
Atlanta Charter School Replaced Pledge of Allegiance with Mascot Chant
A charter school in Atlanta, Georgia replaced the reciting of the pledge of allegiance with a ‘wolf pack chant,’ which was met with outcry from the public.
Graduation Rates Are Deceptive
And more reminiscent of The Wizard of Oz than the three Rs or even John Dewey.
The Wells Fargo Scandal Sounds a Lot like the Atlanta Teacher-Test Scores Scandal
A good read on the similarities between the two scandals: This all sounds a lot like the Atlanta public schools test-cheating scandal of 2013. The superintendent relied on cash incentives for raising test scores and…
#ATLisReady Refers to Israel As “Apartheid Israel”
#ATLisReady, “a collective of student activists, community organizers, and leaders working to amplify Black and other marginalized voices in Atlanta,” published several demands including a call for the city’s police department to exit the Georgia…
Dept of Education Sued by Georgia Lawmaker for Due Process Violations
Finally, someone is trying to do something about the misconduct of universities in mishandling sexual misconduct cases: The Department of Education and its Office for Civil Rights (OCR) have harmed not only students but their…
In Atlanta, Gumbo Protests Take Shape
An interesting read on the ‘gumbo’ movement of college students, who have a variety of concerns that they are protesting.
Black College Ends Bill Cosby Endowed Professor Job
In light of recent revelations about Bill Cosby’s drugging of women, it was the right choice to end the professorship.