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Mamie Till Mobley

"There was an important mission for me, to shape so many...young minds as a teacher. God took away one child but...(gave) me thousands. And I have been grateful for the blessing." Mamie Till Mobley

Sunday, September 11, 2011

No child on earth should ever have to sleep... hungry or die hungry














In an opinion article as he "Remembered a Hungry  Childhood" Peter Kimeu wrote,  "Hunger is an unforgivable disease because it is the easiest one to cure. Hunger is dehumanizing. It is a traumatizing situation as a young child to be without food. It is incumbent on all of us to band together and fight this very curable disease. No child on earth should ever have to sleep like that."
Third World country famine unacceptable as the "First World" profits from it through the predatory lending policies of the International Monetary Fund.

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"Let’s be honest: we need a lot more well-off, well-educated white folks with a personal stake in both charter schools and education reform in general if we’re going to take reform to the next level, both politically and operationally.Whitney Tilson, hedge fund manager and major funding angel for the school privatizing Democrats for Education Reform, thinks there’s not enough rich, educated white folks.( Preaprez) click photo to his blog.

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I am a blogger, certified public school administrator and school attendance teacher. I studied American education history at the doctoral level defended a thesis on the Puerto Rican bibliophile Arthur A. Schomburg (1874-1938). I have lectured extensively, serving as a curator of exhibits on Schomburg in many institutions in Central and Western New York. I am one of the few Schomburg scholars today lecturing on his Puerto Rican heritage, and his contributions to the history of American education and black intellectual history. Also, a tenured school attendance teacher, served as chairperson of the New York State Attendance Teachers Association and executive board member. Also, past delegate chair, delegate, alternate, council of delegates in the union, and New York State Delegate to the NEA Representative Assembly.
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Why doesn't Arne Duncan open up these schools for the urban poor instead of Charters?This report, identified public schools whose doors are effectively closed to poor children. These institutions— generally found in wealthy urban enclaves or well-heeled suburbs—educate many of the children of America’s elite while proudly waving the “public school” flag. But they hardly embody the “common school” ideal. " (M.F. Petrilli & F. Scull, 2/10)

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