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Why my students’ AP scores matter. And why they don’t.
*Ray Salazar writes from the front lines of teaching. The trick he pulls is that while doing that he teaches us. VL By Ray Salazar, NBCT NBCT Editor’s Note: Ray […]
How being a caregiver helped me see my mistakes
*We talk about Latinos caring for their elders as an honor, an obligation. But sometimes the path isn’t straight, or easy. It ends in the same place, though. That’s what […]
How Phil Ponce’s questioning of Chuy Garcia reveals Latino elitism
*There’s been a loud backlash concerning the recent Chicago Mayoral debate. Candidates Chuy Garcia and Rahm Emanuel squared off in a televised debate, but the attention hasn’t been on the […]
Chicago Public Schools announces Latino and Latin American Studies curriculum
*Most of the talk about Latino studies in public schools has been un th epolitical arena. Seldom do we hear about it from the trenches – the classrooms. Ray Salazar, […]
Why education reporting is REALLY so boring
*This is good. I agree that education reporting could use a kick-start. But reporting thrives on conflict, and positive stories don’t get the same reader attention as problems, crime and […]
On Our Lady of Guadalupe and manhood for my 9-year-old son
By Ray Salazar, White Rhino I value taking my 9-year-old son, Adrián, to the barber shop. As we walk from the car to the shop’s door, I take his hand. When […]
5 reasons why Time Magazine’s Rotten Apples article is right about education
*Testing and teacher tenure – Ray Salazar’s take on a Time articl. He says there is more to it than a magazine cover. VL By Ray Salazar, The White Rhino […]
Stop assigning schools by students’ addresses
By Ray Salazar, NewsTaco This fall will be the first in which white students are no longer the majority population in U.S. public schools. Although this demographic shift had been […]
Chicago Public Schools Students Show School Choice Happens
*There is a set of assumptions that comes to mind when we hear the words “school choice.” Ray Salazar tells us that things aren’t always as they sound. He says […]
When a Chicago Public Schools teacher smells marijuana
By Ray Salazar, NewsTaco At tomorrow’s Chicago Public Schools Board meeting, Barbara Byrd-Bennett will present revisions to the Student Code of Conduct that, according a CPS press release, “recognize that […]