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Online Problem: Too many education policy voices are white
By Ray Salazar, NewsTaco Inspired by a blog post about BAM! Radio Network’s push to take on taboo education topics, I’m writing about the inequality that must be leveled–too many voices in […]
Zimmerman case reaffirms what most people believe
By Ray Salazar, NewsTaco Another tragedy of the Trayvon Martin and George Zimmerman case is that yesterday’s decision, which found Zimmerman not guilty of second-degree murder, reaffirms what most people believe: […]
Teacher Evaluation Is Everybody’s Business
From left: Ray Salazar, David Steele, Linda Darling-Hammond, Dale Mezzacappa By Ray Salazar, NewsTaco Few areas of education policy and practice are evolving as rapidly as teacher evaluation. Moving beyond […]
Google Doodles Cesar Chavez on March 31
By Ray Salazar, NewsTaco Google is renowned for its doodles, the images embedded into the search engine’s logo on special occasions. This Easter—March 31—Google is not recognizing the spiritual or […]
Is Public Radio Being Unfair to Chicago Public Schools?
By Ray Salazar, NewsTaco On Wednesday, one of Chicago Public Radio’s reporters published a piece that criticized Chicago Public Schools leaders for refusing to confirm if shooting victims attended Chicago Public Schools. […]
How We Talk about Guns in My Chicago Classroom
By Ray Salazar, CNN During Tuesday’s State of the Union address, President Barack Obama spoke about gun violence, and he continues the discussion in Chicago today. He recognized in his speech, […]
How a U.S. Guest Worker Program Worked Before
By Ray Salazar, NewsTaco With the Obama administration and the bipartisan senate Gang of Eight poised to move on comprehensive immigration reform soon, which may include an agricultural guest worker program, our country has […]
Immigration Reform High Point of Obama’s Inauguration Address
By Ray Salazar, NewsTaco There is a point in any engaging text, whether visual, spoken, or read, where the organization of ideas reaches a high point. And everything changes. In […]
ILLINOIS’ UNDOCUMENTED SHOULD GET DRIVER’S LICENSES
(Editor’s note: The Illinois Senate will vote today, Jan. 6, 2013, on whether or not to give driver’s licenses to undocumented immigrants.) By Bianca Cervantes, Hancock College Prep Senior, Chicago Public Schools Americans today […]
Connecticut Shooting about Gun Reform, Not Education Reform
By Ray Salazar, NewsTaco I’ve remained silent watching the news about the funerals for the victims—especially the children—of the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting. I watched two parents on CNN last […]