RICHARD MCDORMAN ON THE USE OF AFRICAN AMERICAN ENGLISH (AAE) IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Richard McDorman’s position on the use of African American English (AAE) in the public schools, publicly announced on December 6, 2010: I believe that optimal learning outcomes can only be reached by explicitly acknowledging the distinctiveness and validity of both AAE and Standard English (SE). A primary goal of our schools should be the encouragement…