AltWeeklies Wire
Two New Books Take a Hard Look at the State of America's Public Schoolsnew
Baltimore schools today are in another round of substantial "reform" and two new books by important players in the national debate about how and where kids learn have direct relevance to the changes now taking place in the city
Baltimore City Paper |
Michael Corbin |
04-12-2010 |
Education
Considering Dominique Green, Capital Punishment, and Justicenew
Dominique Green's execution and short life--he was arrested, convicted, and sent to Death Row at age 18--is the subject of popular history writer Thomas Cahill's remarkable new book.
Baltimore City Paper |
Michael Corbin |
04-21-2009 |
Nonfiction
Considering a Radical Education Strategy's Potential in Baltimorenew
The model of the Harlem Children's Zone represents a growing social scientific consensus on the nature and seeming perpetuity of urban poverty. The "Zone" is a 97-block area in Harlem that has been turned into a European-style social democracy, a cradle-to-college conveyor belt to the American middle-class for Harlem kids.
Baltimore City Paper |
Michael Corbin |
01-27-2009 |
Education
The Phenotyping Pointnew
Some thoughts on John Edgar Wideman, Frantz Fanon, and race in America.
Baltimore City Paper |
Michael Corbin |
03-18-2008 |
Nonfiction
Juvenile Justicenew
Administrators and other adults should read what teens read before judging what is and isn't acceptable.
Baltimore City Paper |
Michael Corbin |
02-24-2006 |
Books
Dire Educationnew
Jonathan Kozol’s latest book fires off a crucial wake-up call for rapidly resegregating public school systems.
Baltimore City Paper |
Michael Corbin |
09-19-2005 |
Nonfiction
