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Showing videos filed under: Charter Schools
Rebuilding New Orleans: Promises and Pain
August 31, 2010"We can't spray dispersant on poor people and expect they go away," Tracie Washington says, calling attention at once to the plight of the people of New Orleans, still struggling to rebuild, and the ongoing issues with the oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico. Like the oil that BP claims to have cleaned up, the problems left behind by Hurricane Katrina are still there, just a little bit harder to see.Rebuilding New Orleans: Bill Quigley, Tracie Washington, Melissa Leo
August 30, 2010"We can't spray dispersant on poor people and expect they go away," Tracie Washington says, calling attention at once to the plight of the people of New Orleans, still struggling to rebuild, and the ongoing issues with the oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico. Like the oil that BP claims to have cleaned up, the problems left behind by Hurricane Katrina are still there, just a little bit harder to see.Diane Ravitch: Race to the Top or Skim off the Top?
July 20, 2010"We're lying to our kids," says professor and former charter school advocate and supporter of No Child Left Behind Diane Ravitch. High-stakes testing and punishing teachers for low-scoring kids is failing, according to her research; moreover, charter schools are only successful, when they are, because they can select the best students from the failing districts in which they are located.Greg Mitchell, Diane Ravitch on Failing Schools, and the Media on Sexual Assault
July 19, 2010Everywhere you look, jobs are cut, programs are eliminated, and the fat is trimmed as closely as possible leaving only the bare bones of our society. Well, almost everywhere. It seems that for all the costs being cut surrounding education and employment benefits, a disproportionate amount of money has poured into intelligence, better known as the U.S. Military Industrial Complex. This imbalance in public spending and private contractors prompted the Washington Post to conduct a two-year long investigation into this hidden, growing world.Education and Incentives
September 1, 2009Do incentives work? And are they a way to improve education? Well, Ayele Shakur, Executive Director of the Boston Learning Center, and Gary Bracey, Project Director of Building Inspiration to Fight Failure (BIFF) say that it is one way of motivating students. They are co-founders of the Smart is Cool campaign and have developed a model that they say not only keeps kids in school but keeps them engaged.Let Teachers Teach
July 9, 2008Three NY City public school teachers tell us what it's like to teach today. As public schools fight for resources a testing mandate threatens to destroy creativity and critical thinking. Our panelists are not so sure that their favorite teachers would return to the classroom if they had the chance. Find out why on GRITtv.Let Teachers Teach, Virtual Iraq, and the Federation of Black Cowboys
July 8, 2008Tonight on GRITtv what it takes to teach. Three NY City public school teachers talk about the obstacles they face, why tests are destroying creativity and critical thinking, and why your favorite teacher might think twice about teaching today. Find out why the National Education Association endorsed Barack Obama and why they’re pressuring him to shift the focus from tests to teaching.
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