Month: August 2015
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What’s the Best Way to Deal with the Ku Klux Klan?
On the recommendation of my friend and colleague Mike Mitchell, I recently listened to a fascinating podcast about Daryl Davis, an award-winning musician who is best known for his role in bringing down the Maryland chapter of the Ku Klux Klan – through his friendship with Klan members. In the…
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Is VAM a Sham? Depends on the Question You’re Asking.
“Does data source X provide useful information?” and “Should data source X be used for purpose Y?” are two very different questions. Unfortunately, conflation of these questions by education researchers, writers, and advocates far too frequently results in bad policy recommendations. This problem surfaces especially often in debates about value…
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Black Lives Matter Movement Gives Bernie Sanders’ Racial Justice Agenda the Push It Needs
Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has unveiled a comprehensive racial justice agenda aimed at “addressing the four central types of violence waged against black and brown Americans: physical, political, legal and economic.” The agenda includes, among other policy proposals, a call for police demilitarization, community policing, aggressive prosecution of police officers…
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