Monthly Archives: February 2011

Dr. Tammy Mann: Raising Expectations

Dr. Tammy Mann, Executive Director of the Frederick D. Patterson Research Institute at the United Negro College Fund, leads the Institute’s efforts to improve educational opportunities and outcomes for African American children from preschool through college.  While many of the Institute’s programs are gender neutral, she is acutely aware of the need to focus on boys. “On UNCF campuses [...]

By |2023-05-21T15:50:54-04:00February 24th, 2011|Guest Bloggers, Interviews, Motivators, Parents|2 Comments

Educational Reform: Where Are We?

A few nights ago, I watched Malcolm Gladwell interview Wendy Kopp, Founder and CEO of Teach For America.  I sat with about 450 young, mostly white people, and listened to Kopp talk about TFA’s mission to end educational inequity along economic lines, and its successes in poor communities in New Orleans, Newark, Philadelphia, and elsewhere in the nation. As [...]

By |2023-05-21T15:50:54-04:00February 14th, 2011|Academics|6 Comments

Your Son Will Not Be The Next LeBron James

I’m sure that most of our readers dutifully read to their sons from infancy through toddlerhood.  I am equally sure, though, that as soon as their little princes turn five, many of those same readers thrust a basketball, football or bat into their hands.  Many of our sons’ early school years are marked by the routine of twice weekly [...]

By |2023-05-21T15:50:54-04:00February 10th, 2011|Academics, Experts, Guest Bloggers, Sports|Comments Off on Your Son Will Not Be The Next LeBron James

What Parents Can Do: Wendy Van Amson

Wendy Van Amson is the co-founder of the Independent Schools Diversity Network (“ISDN”), an alliance of parents and educators dedicated to facilitating diversity efforts within the New York City independent school community.  Wendy and her co-founder Esther Hatch formed ISDN in 2003.  Wendy and her husband have three children: a daughter who is a college sophomore, a daughter who [...]

By |2023-05-21T15:50:54-04:00February 7th, 2011|Experts, Guest Bloggers, Interviews, Motivators, Parents|Comments Off on What Parents Can Do: Wendy Van Amson
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