Students on Debate Teams Do Better in School

Today’s Drum highlights a new study from Virginia Commonwealth University which demonstrates that African American students who participate on debate teams get better grades:
The new study conducted by researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University, examined 2,500 Chicago Public Schools students who participated in at least one debate tournament over a 10-year period, comparing their performance to [...]

Defining African American Studies

John McWhorter questions what African American Studies students should learn (The New Republic):
While this year has become best known as the fortieth anniversary of Woodstock, it was also forty years ago that the first African-American Studies department was established, at San Francisco State University.
Forty-one fall semesters later, there are hundreds of such departments. Has what [...]

Guest Post: Dr. Maya Rockeymoore: My Learning Story

Dr. Maya Rockeymoore, President and CEO of Global Policy Solutions.  Working with the Forum for Education and Democracy’s Rethink Learning Now campaign, Dr. Rockeymoore shares her “learning story.”  This campaign is designed to get people engaged in education reform by sharing their “learning stories.”   They are seeking to collect stories from across the United [...]