James Ford Talks Teacher Retention with Betsy DeVos
By James E. Ford As I arrived at the US Department of Education on Tuesday morning, I didn’t fully know what to expect. I had been invited to participate in a roundtable discussion with fellow former teachers to discuss teacher retention and why we left the classroom....
Eggs & Issues 2017
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The Root of Discipline Disparities
Below is an excerpt from The Root of Discipline Disparities by James E. Ford, Program Director at the Public School Forum “The Teacher for Those Kids” Having spent my career as a teacher in urban schools with large majorities of black and brown students, I’ve...
In North Carolina we talk about race and poverty in education. But what about trauma?
Below is an excerpt from The Charlotte Observer’s article In North Carolina we talk about race and poverty in education. But what about trauma? What if a child who disrupts class and tunes out teachers is traumatized, rather than defiant? “Too often,...
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