VIDEO: America’s Struggle with Truth-Telling & Critical Race Theory
This FutureU Forum was recorded on July 21, 2021, and featured Mark McCormick, Martha Bireda, and Ruben Martinez. Hosted by …
Education Archive
FUTUREU FORUM: Wed. July 21, 2p (Eastern), Truth-Telling, Critical Race Theory, and Academic Freedom
Recent condemnation of Critical Race Theory obfuscates truth-telling, bounds free speech, and jeopardizes academic freedom. Join Mark McCormick (Kansas ACLU), …
July 21, 2021/
Education, Perspectives, Society/
NEW BOOK: “Racial Healing in This Nation Can Only Occur Through a True Examination of America’s History”
In her new book, A Time for Change: How While Supremacy Ideology Harms All Americans, Dr. Martha R. Bireda “provides an …
June 20, 2021/
Education, Perspectives, Podcast, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: ‘Divisive Concepts’ and the Problem of Racism
Addressing systemic racism requires going beyond group-centric interests and focusing on transforming existing structures and processes into equitable and inclusive practices. On September …
June 19, 2021/
Education, Perspectives, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: 1925 Redo–Who Gets To Decide What’s Taught?
In 1925, it was whether evolution should be taught in schools. Today, it is about America’s history with respect to …
June 15, 2021/
Education, Perspectives, Society/
“Oh, If Only We Required Such Study of Our Students and Ourselves”
It’s time to chart a new course for what it means ‘to be educated.’
January 21, 2021/
Education, Perspectives, Society/
Words Are Power, To Be Used Wisely
The backdrop… A local independent school is encouraged to include more literature in its curriculum that reflects the Black experience. …
December 22, 2020/
Education, Perspectives, Society/
A Thanksgiving Tribute Too Late
As I look back over the fifty-plus years since that fall of 1968, I thank my mentors for their patience, …
November 26, 2020/
Education, Perspectives, Society, Teaching/