by Beth Holmes | Jul 5, 2021 | News, Parent Issues, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
A “sanctuary schools” resolution has passed in a unanimous vote by the Philadelphia school board, promising protection to immigrant students and their families. For several months, the school board has worked with Juntos, a South Philadelphia immigrants rights...
by Beth Holmes | Jun 11, 2021 | News, Student Issues
Verda Tetteh, an immigrant student about to go to Harvard, turns down a scholarship and asks that it be given to a community college student instead. Tetteh grew up understanding strength and resourcefulness. Her family emigrated to the United States from Ghana when...
by Beth Holmes | Jun 7, 2021 | News, Parent Issues, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
Three states have passed laws in the past year preventing teachers from teaching about racism. Idaho’s new law calls it ‘indoctrination’ to teach critical race theory. All critical race theory means is to educate students on the ongoing presence of...
by Beth Holmes | May 31, 2021 | News, Student Issues
An Aquinnah Wampanoag woman is about to become the first of her tribe to attend Harvard Law School, closing a 360-year-old circle that began with one of her ancestors. When Harvard University was founded over 370 years ago, its original charter called for “provisions...
by Beth Holmes | May 24, 2021 | News, Student Issues
Charles Barkley graduated from Leeds High School in 1981, a small high school in a community outside Birmingham, Alabama. Leeds is a poor school, with over half of its student body qualifying for subsidized meals and fewer than 500 students, but a strong one. About 82...
