by Richard Clay | Jun 18, 2012 | Articles
By Rosa A. Smith Hailed as revolutionary legislation, the “No Child Left Behind” Act of 2001 has created great expectations. This landmark overhaul of the 1965 Elementary and Secondary Education Act—legislation that includes Title I, the federal...
by Richard Clay | Jun 18, 2012 | Articles
by Rose Sanders Selma, Alabama This manifesto was written by Rose Sanders for C.A.R.E. – the Coalition of Alabamians Reforming Education. In response to CARE’s recommendation, Rose Sanders was appointed by the Governor of Alabama to co-chair the state...
by Richard Clay | Jun 18, 2012 | Articles
About the Children’s Defense Fund The Children’s Defense Fund’s Leave No Child Behind® mission is to ensure every child a Healthy Start, a Head Start, a Fair Start, a Safe Start and a Moral Start in life and successful passage to adulthood with the help of caring...
by Richard Clay | Jun 18, 2012 | Articles
By Richard Clay Before young Black males learn anything in school, they need to live in homes that provide them with plenty of: love, nurturing, protection, knowledge, motivation, discipline, guidance, and life’s basic necessities. While it is somewhat difficult to...
by Richard Clay | Jun 18, 2012 | Articles
Excerpts From Saving Our Sons In School: An Ultimate Guide To Understanding And Educating Young Black Males By Richard Clay (A Future Publication) Two of the biggest issues that continue to turn Black males in junior high school off to the oppressive educational...