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Wednesday, August 9, 2017

What’s in a Name? The Confluence of Confederate Symbolism and the Disparate Experiences of African American Students in a Central Virginia High School

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Over the past several years, and especially recently, the presence of Confederate names, symbols, and statues in Virginia public institution...
Thursday, July 13, 2017

When social media meets the academy

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After I started my PhD program, I gave up much of my social media and blogging activity ( though not all ). This was for reasons of time, en...
Thursday, June 29, 2017

In Virginia primary, Democrats get a lesson: Being progressive means supporting public schools

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When I started my PhD program three years ago, I thought I would go on blogging and writing as I had been.  However, I found it was not easy...
Sunday, June 11, 2017

UPDATED: Perriello's ties to problematic education reformers

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As I wrote a month ago , I am supporting Ralph Northam in the Democratic primary for the Virginia gubernatorial race. I agree with much of T...
Thursday, May 11, 2017

Why I support Ralph Northam for Governor of Virginia

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Let me just state two things right off the bat. First, the "moderate" Northam versus a "leftist" Perriello (a la Hillary...
Monday, April 3, 2017

Podcast: Racial Disproportionality in Disciplinary Practices

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A big topic in educational policy and practice right now is disparate disciplinary practices. Essentially, black students, especially males...
Wednesday, February 1, 2017

Why DeVos Might Lose

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So far, Betsy DeVos, Donald Trump's nominee for U.S. Secretary of Education, seems to be one of the most, if not the most, unpopular of ...