News Askwith Forum: Jeff Duncan-Andrade's Note to Educators Posted February 26, 2010 By News editor In this forum in which Jeff Duncan-Andrade draws from Tupac Shakur's powerful metaphor of the rose that grows from concrete, as well as research in fields such as public health, social epidemiology, and psychology. Duncan-Andrade explores the concept of hope as essential for developing effective urban classroom practice. (Note: This forum was part of the annual Alumni of Color Conference.)