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Obama's Legacy For Education Policy, Dave Powell Jan 2017

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 Nov 2016

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 Oct 2014

The Inkwell, Armstrong State University

The Inkwell

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The Inkwell, Armstrong State University Oct 2014

The Inkwell, Armstrong State University

The Inkwell

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The Inkwell, Armstrong Atlantic State University Feb 2014

The Inkwell, Armstrong Atlantic State University

The Inkwell

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The Inkwell, Armstrong Atlantic State University Oct 2013

The Inkwell, Armstrong Atlantic State University

The Inkwell

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The Inkwell, Armstrong Atlantic State University Sep 2013

The Inkwell, Armstrong Atlantic State University

The Inkwell

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The Inkwell, Armstrong Atlantic State University Aug 2013

The Inkwell, Armstrong Atlantic State University

The Inkwell

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The Inkwell, Armstrong Atlantic State University Nov 2012

The Inkwell, Armstrong Atlantic State University

The Inkwell

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The Inkwell, Armstrong Atlantic State University Sep 2010

The Inkwell, Armstrong Atlantic State University

The Inkwell

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Interview With George Schmidt, Melena Grace Nicholson Apr 2010

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 Jan 2010

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 Jan 2009

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 Jan 2009

The Inkwell, Armstrong Atlantic State University

The Inkwell

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The Inkwell, Armstrong Atlantic State University Oct 2008

The Inkwell, Armstrong Atlantic State University

The Inkwell

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Presidential Candidates On K-12 Education, Sarah C. Mckenzie, Gary W. Ritter Oct 2008

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 Feb 2008

The Inkwell, Armstrong Atlantic State University

The Inkwell

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