Spring / Summer 2012

Spring / Summer 2012

The fourth issue of the PhilWP Journal addresses issues of education reform. Some pieces speak to specific policies. Others address the nature of education and the power that it has to transform lives and communities. Each piece is written by an educator--and even some students.

Escribe, José-Manuel, Escribe!

by the ancestors of José-Manuel Navarro

Reforming School Reform

by Matthew L. Mandel, NBCT

Pushing Back on “Pushing Down”: Early Childhood Education and Reform

by Yvette Jimenez

Spring Puts New Life into Writing

by Rita Sorrentino

Reflections on the Invitational Summer Institute

by PhilWP Teacher Consultants

An Afternoon with Bill Ayers

by Lois McGee