Antipas Harris

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  Mar 18, 2015

  Common Core Renews Our Commitment to Public Schooling

  Nearly sixty years ago, Martin Luther King, Jr. wrote in the pages of the Morehouse College student newspaper, "Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education." A young man at the time, King's words captured the purpose of a quality education: to develop understanding and strength of moral fiber, which together empowers young people toward unstoppable success.

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  Jan 12, 2015

  Racism and Unequal Protection in the American Legal System

  We obviously need our criminal justice system. If it disappeared today, we would see more clearly the important work that it does to protect citizens and to enforce important laws that help to maintain the level of civility that we have in our society.

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  Dec 2, 2014

  We Need Smart Criminal Justice Reform, Not More Willie Horton Ads

  The headline of the 2014 midterm elections – and understandably so – was the dominating performance of the Republican Party in both federal and state races. As new officials prepare to take office, it is important that they not lose sight of an important lesson from Election Day: voters' desire for smart criminal justice reform and their fatigue with empty tough on crime rhetoric.

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  Nov 19, 2014

  Common Core: An Education That Does Our Children Justice

  Common Core Standards, which were developed in 2009 to address the trend towards mediocrity in our schools and the broad variations between states and districts, are structured on the principle that every student can, and will, achieve to the expectations we set for them.