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In a LinkedIn conversation about the abuse of unpaid interns, Dr. Angela Dye (the Interim Executive Director for the Empowerment Network) had this to say… I am a strong supporter of both paid and unpaid internships as I believe they each offer a special function in the life of the developing practitioner. The key word […]

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I forgot to give a shout out to the House of Peace .   Earlier this month, I was invited to speak to their clients about Individual and Community Empowerment! Once there, I found out that 75% of the participants were also parents and they wanted me to speak about being parent instruments of change. Boy, […]

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Cannot share power with students if you do not have power to share.

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Recently on Linkedin, we posted the following: “Looking for Charter School Practitioners Who Have Opinions About the Politics of Urban Education and School Reform.” Without disclosing names, we generated the interest of a small group of people who are passionate about and experienced with urban education!  And, this is what we said to them: “Whether […]

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It is unfortunate but there are some charters that mirror traditional schools in that they are only able to reproduce the status quo (socially speaking).  The only difference is that they have changed the financial/political infrastructure… shifting power from the left hand to the right.  And, because they typically serve students who historically have done […]

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Angela Dye’s response to “Harder for Americans to Rise From Lower Rungs” By JASON DePARLE Published: January 4, 2012 @ http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/05/us/harder-for-americans-to-rise-from-lower-rungs.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all?src=tp The empowerment instructional framework is about equipping urban students with the thought process and mindset that promotes upward mobility.  With specific goals relating to production, prosperity, and promotional growth, the framework is grounded in […]

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Angela Dye’s response to Arne Duncan @ http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/escaping-the-constraints-of-no-child-left-behind/2012/01/06/gIQAYmqpfP_story.html This post written by the Nation’s Secretary of Education provides a fair assessment of No Child Left Behind (NCLB). The strength of the legislation is that it exposes the achievement gap between students of color and of various income levels, English-proficiency levels, and disabilities. The challenge to […]

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