Gerard Robinson
Co-Host at The Learning Curve (Podcast)
Keeping an eye on education, public policy, and other interesting topics | RTs ≠ endorsements | Opinions are solely my own
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2 weeks ago |
pilotonline.com | Gerard Robinson
This month, Norway marked the 80th anniversary of its liberation from Nazi Germany, and the United States will commemorate the same anniversary of World War II ending in September. One unexpected outcome from the conflict is the role prisoners of war camps played in prison policy. For Norway, POW camps planted a seed of human dignity that decades later blossomed into the principle of normality to guide the treatment of approximately 3,000 prisoners today.
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Nov 7, 2024 |
kansascity.com | Gerard Robinson
The former Buchanan School was one of of four all-Black schools the Topeka district operated at the time of the Brown v. Board of Education ruling. Topeka Capital-Journal file photo This year marks the 70th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, the unanimous Supreme Court ruling declaring that racial segregation in public schools violated the U.S. Constitution.
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Jul 18, 2024 |
pilotonline.com | Gerard Robinson
As our nation emerges from the shadow of COVID-19, the general public is coming to grips with a stark reality looming over our public schools: billions in temporary federal relief funds are ending. Now, more than ever, it is imperative that public schools get creative about securing additional funds. From providing meals to serving as vaccination sites, our schools stepped up in unprecedented ways when their critical role in the community was underscored by the pandemic.
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May 4, 2024 |
dailyprogress.com | Gerard Robinson
On April 18, 2024, Charlottesville-area leaders with Equal Justice USA and the Decarceration and Community Reentry Clinic co-hosted a Reentry Summit as part of the popular Tom Tom Festival. This event brought together people with and without lived experience in prison or jail to reimagine a pathway for economic mobility after release for the approximately 60,000 incarcerated people in Virginia. This local event builds upon national efforts to increase opportunities for the formerly incarcerated.
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Feb 20, 2024 |
aei.org | Gerard Robinson
Dr. Carter G Woodson, the son of two formerly enslaved Africans, and an alumnus of Brea College, the University of Chicago, and Harvard, helped pioneer Negro History Week in February 1926. Fifty years later, Woodson and the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History expanded the celebration from the second week in February to an entire month. In 1986, Congress officially designated February as “National Black (Afro-American) History Month” through Public Law 99-244.
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Can we draw lessons from the treatment of #POWs during #WWII to better understand how we treat #incarcerated individuals and #Prisonguards today? https://t.co/dBBVKohQh2 @UVABatten @UVALaw @Miller_Center @virginianpilot #prison
I traveled to Oslo, Norway with 18 @UVA students over spring break. We had a conversation with a member of the Norwegian Parliament about criminal justice reform, visited prisons, and a reentry center. I will bring these lessons back to my @UVABatten and @UVALaw classes. https://t.co/JoP5Ep4G61
I offer my condolences to the family and friends of Chip Mellor of @inst4justice and Caleb Offley @WaltonFamilyFdn.
So sad to hear of the passing of two education reform giants last week - Chip Mellor, the founder of @inst4justice, and Caleb Offley, a key leader & visionary for @WaltonFamilyFdn. We were blessed by all they did and sad they are gone too soon. @edchoice
