Stan Karp

Jun 18, 2024 | blackagendareport.com | David Rutherford |Victoria Theisen-Homer |Stan Karp |Jeff Bryant

Jay Z has consistently shown his willingness to sell out his own to be used as a Black face to run cover for conservative political endeavors. Originally published in Grassroots Thinking. Monday, members of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) Pennsylvania chapter rallied in front of Pennsylvania’s State Capitol to oppose Senate Bill 757’s controversial school voucher program called PASS — Pennsylvania Award for Student Success.

Nov 15, 2023 | njspotlightnews.org | Stan Karp

Dear Gov. Murphy:I write as a retired public school teacher who spent 30 years teaching English and journalism to high school students in Paterson. I also write as someone who voted for you twice, in large part because of your promise to support New Jersey’s public schools and to reverse the teacher-bashing, test-crazed policies of your predecessor, Chris Christie, the most anti-public education governor the state has ever had.

Aug 3, 2023 | popularresistance.org | Stan Karp

means changing the focus from remedies that compensate for perceived deficits of marginalized groups and communities and instead creating systems that build on and sustain the linguistic and cultural diversity in school communities. . . . The foundation of this work is that students’ success is dependent on teaching and curriculum that both values students’ cultural knowledge and experiences and gives them the tools to critically assess the world around them.

Aug 3, 2023 | portside.org | Stan Karp

This year marks the 50th anniversary of San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez, the landmark 5-4 Supreme Court decision that held that education is not a fundamental right protected by the U.S. Constitution. The decision dashed hopes that the historic Brown v. Board of Education ruling that ended legal segregation in 1954 would be followed by a sustained federal commitment to making education equality a reality.

Aug 1, 2023 | portside.org | Stan Karp

This year marks the 50th anniversary of San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez, the landmark 5-4 Supreme Court decision that held that education is not a fundamental right protected by the U.S. Constitution. The decision dashed hopes that the historic Brown v. Board of Education ruling that ended legal segregation in 1954 would be followed by a sustained federal commitment to making education equality a reality.