by Dr. Jerry Stein | Apr 7, 2014 | All, Foundations, Social Change
Paul Tough, a New York Times writer and editor, is one of America’s foremost documenters on poverty, education and the achievement gap. His book, Whatever It Takes is an inspiring portrait of Geoffrey Canada’s Harlem Children’s Zone. The Harlem Children’s Zone (HCZ),...
by Dr. Jerry Stein | Mar 7, 2014 | All, Community, Foundations, Social Change
“New York Learns” offers the first composite picture of New York as an educational center” or stated in the language of this blog, it provides a brief overview of the vast learning ecology of New York City in 1939. Rather than a comprehensive list of the various types...
by Dr. Jerry Stein | Dec 13, 2013 | All, Community, Foundations, Social Change
Jane Addams is widely recognized as a national leader in the settlement house movement, which began in the 1880’s. This movement demonstrated that even in the poorest communities, populated by people who lacked formal education all varieties of learning could flourish...
by Dr. Jerry Stein | Oct 23, 2013 | All, Social Change, Training
When artistic inspiration hits, Deyondre, age 21, said his creativity is influenced by intrinsic intuition then a cognitive choice. “It’s more of a hunch,” he explained. “When I draw something, what I like are the pictures that have the most vibes. I’ll put my...
by Dr. Jerry Stein | Jun 7, 2013 | All, Community, Family, Foundations, Social Change
In Miles to Go, Daniel Patrick Moynihan argues that the poverty reduction methods we developed to reform society in the 20th century worked because although poor, the target communities were essentially “stable, settled populations” with large amounts of social...
by Dr. Jerry Stein | Jun 1, 2012 | All, Foundations, Social Change
Edmund Gordon, the lead African-American psychologist of Head Start in the 1960s, now argues that programs are insufficient to meet the educational challenges we face. In Supplementary Education, Gordon does not reject school reform, but nevertheless focuses on the...
