A Rebellion of Shoulders and Knees: Dress Codes Finally Getting Criticized
As the warm weather season approaches, school administrators across the United States and Canada seem to have a new goal: enforcing the dress code. Girls all-over are being sent home or reprimanded for wearing leggings, yoga pants, sleeveless shirts, and other “revealing” items of clothing. In Quebec, a girl was reprimanded and criticized for wearing […]
My Ugly, Wet Eye
“He walked in and I got up and shook his hand and thanked him for coming.” –Jo Berry. Watch: Beyond Right and Wrong I am a Jewish, white kid. I grew up (still growing, hopefully), went to Hebrew school and got a Jewish education. I was taught to be a Zionist, taught to give to […]
“International”: The Plight of the Domestic Foreign Student
After spending copious hours perfecting their college application, hopeful applicants of the Class of 2018 finally received their admissions decisions in late March. As the college application process for this year finishes off for high school seniors across America, these seniors are faced with the decision that will change their life forever. With competition only […]
Educated Women in Iran Are Not As Rare As You Think
I remember my days as a high school girl in Iran. There are bad memories: school officials trying hard to keep us away from any male species even though our school was same-sex, along with all the other schools in Iran; or being monitored daily to make sure none of us plucked our eyebrows or […]
College in Context: Racial and Socioeconomic Inequality in America’s Public High Schools
The achievement gap, defined as “any significant and persistent disparity in academic performance or educational attainment between different groups of students” is one that is most commonly measured in ethnic and socioeconomic terms. Closely related to the opportunity gap, which refers to the unequal or inequitable distribution of resources, the achievement gap is the result […]