This Week on 'Treme': Well, That Got Real
The second episode brings pasts to be grappled with, and ugliness beneath the pluck and parades that colored the pilot… More »
Rachael Brown is a writer and analyst for Bellwether Education Partners, a nonprofit organization working to improve educational outcomes for low-income students. A former Atlantic editor, she has written for The Guardian and Smithsonian.com, among other outlets. She is also a former public high school teacher.
The second episode brings pasts to be grappled with, and ugliness beneath the pluck and parades that colored the pilot… More »
Old crops and weeds make way for planting—and the hope that April plowers will bring May sprouters… More »
With a new collection just released, the author talks about the creative process and the people who inspire her craft… More »
The new HBO show focuses on life in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, and the city's rich musical culture has a leading part in the storyline… More »
An agricultural neophyte girds herself with research and sets out for a new destination: an 11- by 14-foot plot… More »
The teacher who inspired 'Stand and Deliver' helped inner-city kids pass AP exams and changed education forever… More »
... thrifty, overextended, admired, twitchy, filthy, and clean: the nation in numbers… More »
"Maybe we should go back to teaching," a friend and fellow former D.C. public school teacher quipped, passing along a link to the transcript of President Obama's address yesterday to the Hispanic Chamber of Congress, his first major speech on education since taking office. I don't think my friend was serious. But reading the remarks, it was hard not to be moved by Obama's sweeping vision for public education in the U.S. He gave shout-outs to all of the right…… More »
Michelle Rhee, the young chancellor of the D.C. public school system, talks about her career path, what makes a good teacher, and her efforts to transform a struggling school district… More »
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