In Georgia, there is a Black male counselor making social change with his school and community by focusing in on the importance of Red Ribbon Week. This post is celebrating a fellow Black male educator, Ken Kemp who is a Black male counselor at RISE Prep in East Point, Georgia. Ken shares a recent win for the school and how…
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Requiring Students to Walk in Straight Lines; A Punitive Measure or Effective Management?
Recently in a teacher training the topic of walking in straight lines came up during the discussion about classroom management. I was very surprised at the responses. Traditionally, teachers have been champions of having children walk in a straight line. “We’ve been under a long impression of tradition and knowledge of what works with “managing” children,” says one veteran teacher…
Narvie Harris E.S. Gives School Choice a Bad Name by Targeting Black Hairstyles.
On yesterday, a stakeholder of Narvie Harris Elementary School in Dekalb County, GA was shocked at the lack of cultural sensitivity towards Black children and cultural hairstyles. From braids with beads and bows for girls to high top fades, boxes and even parts (line design) for boys, photos of Black children with nice hairstyles were placed around the school with…
Georgia Teacher Named 2019 El Education School Design and GCSA Incubator Fellow
For Immediate Release June 26, 2019 NEW YORK and GEORGIA — EL Education, in collaboration with the Georgia Charter Schools Association (GCSA), is proud to announce Kolt Bloxson as a joint fellow with the GCSA Incubator and EL Education’s 2019 School Design Program. The EL Education School Design Fellowship supports innovative and entrepreneurial educators to design, launch, and lead new…