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Full-Text Articles in Education
Obama's Legacy For Education Policy, Dave Powell
Obama's Legacy For Education Policy, Dave Powell
Education Faculty Publications
Last night Barack Obama delivered his farewell address to a raucous crowd in Chicago. This morning, Donald Trump delivered his first press conference as president-elect in front of a surprisingly raucous crowd at Trump Tower in New York. The difference between the two, in tone as well as substance, could not have been more stark. [excerpt]
A Note From A Naive, Soft-Hearted Liberal, Katia Rubinstein
A Note From A Naive, Soft-Hearted Liberal, Katia Rubinstein
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“I’m voting for Trump,” my step-dad announced this summer. Through and through he is Republican, but his backing of Trump still shocked me.
When I asked him why, he said that he thought Trump could bring change while Clinton would only bring the status quo. He wanted, in fewer words, to “Make America Great Again.”
When I provided him with Hitler’s speeches and Goebbels’s propaganda, comparing the threats made to the Jews with those made to undocumented immigrants today, he brushed it off. “It’ll never happen,” he said with a shrug. When I replied with the sentiment of concern, explaining …
The Inkwell, Armstrong State University
The Inkwell, Armstrong State University
The Inkwell, Armstrong Atlantic State University
The Inkwell, Armstrong Atlantic State University
The Inkwell, Armstrong Atlantic State University
The Inkwell, Armstrong Atlantic State University
The Inkwell, Armstrong Atlantic State University
The Inkwell, Armstrong Atlantic State University
Interview With George Schmidt, Melena Grace Nicholson
Interview With George Schmidt, Melena Grace Nicholson
Chicago Anti-Apartheid Movement
Length: 154 minutes
Oral history interview of George Schmidt by Melena Grace Nicholson
Chicago Public School teacher and union activist, George Schmidt discusses his work as editor of Substance a newspaper covering public education that he helped found in 1975. His activism was sparked during his college years and he recounts his work during his teaching career. He was involved in the G.I. movement and military counseling, working with ZANU (Zimbabwe African National Union), and people in Angola and Mozambique, before becoming a teacher. His interest in military counseling and the G.I. movement stems from his own parents’ experience during …
A Wink Or A Nod, Mr. President? A Call For The President’S Consideration Of Race, Lilia D. Monzó, Suzanne Soohoo
A Wink Or A Nod, Mr. President? A Call For The President’S Consideration Of Race, Lilia D. Monzó, Suzanne Soohoo
Education Faculty Articles and Research
"Dear Mr. President... We ask now that you pour some attention to race and racism in America, and we submit that your leadership in this area is critically important for people of all colors."
Telling No Lies': Building A Strong U.S. Constituency For Africa And Related Issues In The Obama Era, Prexy Nesbitt
Telling No Lies': Building A Strong U.S. Constituency For Africa And Related Issues In The Obama Era, Prexy Nesbitt
Rozell 'Prexy' Nesbitt Writings and Speeches
Prexy Nesbitt, a Chicago-based anti-apartheid activist and educator, delivered this speech at the Obama and Africa Which Way Conference held in Syracuse, New York, which focused on building relationships between the United States and Africa. 14 pages.
The Inkwell, Armstrong Atlantic State University
The Inkwell, Armstrong Atlantic State University
Presidential Candidates On K-12 Education, Sarah C. Mckenzie, Gary W. Ritter
Presidential Candidates On K-12 Education, Sarah C. Mckenzie, Gary W. Ritter
Policy Briefs
Every four years, our presidential candidates work hard to convince us that they have the best plan to keep us safe, prosperous, and well-educated. While economic challenges have recently taken center stage in the presidential election, education is still a critically important issue to OEP and its constituents. Here, we provide a summary of the views of each candidate on key issues and hope that this information is useful to our readers. In this brief, the OEP does not endorse one candidate over the other. Indeed, there is much to like in each candidate’s platform.
The Inkwell, Armstrong Atlantic State University