Most teachers I ask say no. It doesn’t matter if students are wealthy, middle class or poor, they say. Then I ask other questions: Does what’s happening in the world affect the schoolhouse? Social media? Prejudice? Teachers always answer yes to these questions. Which brings us back to social class. Social class is a powerful force Read More
Let’s see. Last week on the first working day of Congress, House Republican lawmakers were prepared to vote on a proposal meant to reduce the powers of the Office of Congressional Ethics, the independent committee that enforces ethical standards among US lawmakers. The proposal would have put the ethics committee under the control of the Read More