Julianne MalveauxAfrican-AmericanAn educational edge?: A women’s history month meditationDo African American women enjoy an educational advantage over African American men? According to the Frederick D. Patterson Research Institute of The College Fund/UNCF, Black women are at least earning more degrees.July 4, 2007HomeSidetracked by pundocracy: speaking of education – Ebonics controversy of bilingualism in Oakland, CaliforniaTo let the commentators tell it, educators in the city of Oakland have gone mad. They are teaching Black English as a second language and are seeking federal funds to do so, and depending on which “Black leader” you quote, this is a “bad joke” or a “cruel hoax” on the African American community. Coming a few days before Christmas, and a few weeks after affirmative action stumbled with the passage of Proposition 209, all one could say was, “Bah, humbug.”July 4, 2007Community CollegesThe key to welfare reform is postsecondary education – Speaking of Education – importance of welfare reform in educationIn early December, my travels took me to Gateway Technical Community College in New Haven, Connecticut. I’d expected it to be a campus trip like any other campus trip, where a speaker comes in, hangs out a bit, gives a talk, entertains questions, packs up her glad rags and goes home. This doesn’t mean that the lecture circuit is rote.July 4, 2007HomeElection reflections – special report: health sciencesWhat happens when a shaky bridge to the future seems determined to fuse with a nostalgic look to the past? That is a jarring question to ask in the wake of the 1996 election and the Democratic Presidential victory, but since President William Jefferson Clinton is determined to push aspects of a Republican platform, it is the appropriate question.June 23, 2007HomeBlack Economics 101: clout, class, and courage – black economic powerNo matter who won on November 5 (Black Issues went to press before the election), the African American community is in dire need of a heavy dose of economic education.June 23, 2007HomeThe affirmative action debate & collegiality – in academiaWhen California voters go to the polls on November 5, they will vote on Proposition 209 — the so-called California Civil Rights Initiative — the ballot measure that would essentially outlaw affirmative action in the state of California.June 22, 2007HomeThe politics of education – future of American schoolingOne of the key differences between Democrats and Republicans was illustrated during August’s conventions. While there were about 300 members of the National Education Association registered as delegates at the Democratic convention, Republican Presidential candidate Bob Dole used his convention acceptance speech as an occasion to attack teachers and teacher unions, And while Democrats talked about the importance of education, Republicans used their convention as an opportunity to talk about home schooling.June 22, 2007HomeWill technology bridge the gap between Black & White? – technology and racismSince summertime is conference time, I wandered the halls of the Washington Hilton Hotel in mid-July taking in the atmosphere of the World Future Society conference. Futurists from around the world had ideas about the way education, economics, transportation, and even crime might be different in the 21st century — about the ways technology will transform everything from the way we communicate to the way we count.June 20, 2007HomeWill technology bridge the gap between Black & White? – technology and racismSince summertime is conference time, I wandered the halls of the Washington Hilton Hotel in mid-July taking in the atmosphere of the World Future Society conference. Futurists from around the world had ideas about the way education, economics, transportation, and even crime might be different in the 21st century — about the ways technology will transform everything from the way we communicate to the way we count.June 20, 2007HomeWill technology bridge the gap between Black & White? – technology and racismSince summertime is conference time, I wandered the halls of the Washington Hilton Hotel in mid-July taking in the atmosphere of the World Future Society conference. Futurists from around the world had ideas about the way education, economics, transportation, and even crime might be different in the 21st century — about the ways technology will transform everything from the way we communicate to the way we count.June 20, 2007Previous PagePage 3 of 6Next Page