Editorial Contributions

Housing and Education Editorial perspective By | James Roy, II Gunshots rang out just outside my home, startling a group of boys that had gathered for my 12-year-old birthday party. Without panic or a second thought, I quickly moved further away from the windows, ducking down to assume the position taught Read more…

Working Together To Make Change Editorial perspective By | Ali Larson                 There is no question that nearly every facet of society has been impacted by the COVID-19 Pandemic. People across the globe have had to not only adapt to new ways of operating, Read more…

Learning about “American” ideologies, values, and identities in public schools Editorial perspective By | Spencer Childress, EdD                 Those with red and blue affiliations, or those with agendas based in finance and power, make declarations all too often about what it means to Read more…

Adjusting to new social and educational realitiesEditorial ContributionBy | Shant’a Johnson & Ali Larson It would be impossible to capture the impact of Covid-19 on our children’s education within the confines of one article. The effects have been felt far and wide, perhaps more deeply than anyone could have anticipated. Read more…

Examining the politics of public education: ValuesEditorial ContributionBy | Art Williams As non-profit, faith based leader whose primary focus has been working closely with developing adolescents, largely in under-resourced communities for the past 20 years, I recognize the voices in this article. It raises many questions for me, as I Read more…

Community Vision for Education of ChildrenEditorial ContributionBy | Andrew Lefkowits The promise of public education – to create the engaged, informed citizens of tomorrow, to level the playing field and give an opportunity to anyone willing to take it – has been broken, and the stories told in this journal Read more…