A Legacy Deferred
We need the resurrection and realization of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s ideals.
When I taught at New York City's Martin Luther King High School almost 20 years ago, it was already the "troubled" school described in news reports last month of a shooting that occurred there, ironically, on Dr. King's birthday. The extensive media attention paid to the shooting of two King students by another recalled the bitterness I felt each January in those years as I listened to politicians' bromides about Martin Luther King's legacy and the successes of...
This article is available to subscribers only.
To keep reading this article and more, subscribe now or purchase this article.
Already have an account? Please login.
Subscribe to Education Week and Save
Get a full year and save up to 45%!
Most Popular Stories
Viewed
Emailed
Recommended
Commented
- K-8 Principal
- EdVantages/Performance Academies, Detroit, MI
- Principals
- Prince George's County Public Schools, MD
- 2 Positions -Associate Superintendent and Chief Academic Officer, and Director of Human of Resources
- Washington County Public Schools, Hagerstown, MD
- Program Coordinator
- Institute for Educational Advancement, South Pasadena, CA
- Elementary School Teacher
- Success Academy Charter Schools, New York, NY
Sponsored Advertiser Links
