Columbia University
Associate Professor of Mathematics at Columbia University and author of the book For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood…and the Rest of Y’all Too
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Christopher Emdin
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FROM Christopher Emdin
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Teaching Across Economic and Cultural Divides The Department of Education released a report in May called “The State of Racial Diversity in the Educator Workforce.” Another title for it might be: “The Incredible Whiteness of Teaching.” Most students in public schools are not white, but more than 80 percent of public school teachers are. And despite decades of effort, educators are still struggling to narrow the achievement gap between white students and black and Hispanic students. What can white teachers do to better teach across cultural and economic divides? Columbia University Professor and author Christopher Emdin thinks he has a solution: a new approach to teaching that’s about meeting each student on his or her own cultural turf.
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Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Terrorism in London: Lessons for the US This weekend’s terrorist attack in London left seven people dead and almost 50 injured. London police fatally shot the attackers, and ISIS claimed responsibility.
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Why is Trump so behind on filling staff jobs, establishing concrete policies? Yesterday Donald Trump signed a “decision memo” to revamp the air traffic control system. But there was little legislative detail in the plan. There’s not much to other splashy announcements from the White House, including tax cuts and the arms deal with Saudi Arabia. And hundreds of positions are unfilled in federal agencies.