BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Armando Cardenas says he has thought about leaving Alabama because of the possibility of being arrested as an illegal immigrant and the hostility he feels from residents. But now that a federal appeals court has sided with the Obama administration and dealt a blow to the state's toughest-in-the-nation immigration law, Cardenas said he will stay for at least a while longer. BLOG POSTS | Jesse Williams: Too Many American Students Are Experiencing Hunger During this prolonged economic downturn we need to raise awareness about the pervasiveness of child hunger in the USA now. We need to step up to help our struggling neighbors, family, and friends. | | Mark Shriver: No Child Left Behind in Booneville, Kentucky One of the lessons we've learned from No Child Left Behind, like many other federal laws, is that it was disproportionately weighted toward the needs of suburban and urban kids and left far too many children in rural school districts, well, behind. | | Eric Sheninger: Designing Schools to Engage and Drive Learning School would become a place where students couldn't wait to get to and at the end of the day would be reluctant to leave. School re-design needs to become part of the education reform conversation. | | C. M. Rubin: How Will They Lead? The mission of ICL is to inspire students through other people's passions and journeys, teach them how to relate it back to their own lives and passions, and equip them with the leadership skills that enable them to take action. | | Noel Ocol: Why My Daughters Go to Private School, Even Though I Can't Afford It -- Part 2 Is it naive for me to think that bell-curving doesn't happen at private schools? Perhaps. But at least I have control over the parent/teacher relationship, and I can call my daughters' teachers any time of the week. As a result, I know that an A grade was properly earned and that a C grade is no surprise. | | MOST POPULAR ON HUFFINGTONPOST.COM |
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