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At Alliance College-Ready Public Schools (Alliance) in Los Angeles, when we say that all scholars can learn and achieve, we mean all. That’s why, in 2018,

As COVID-19 has forced schools across the country to adapt to remote learning, Perspectives Charter School teacher Andrew Rosenblat has led a recent techno

I used to leave my phone at the front of the classroom in case of emergencies at home. Of course, I didn’t advertise its place there, but also of course, t

One Saturday I was picking my daughter up from a birthday party at one of those modern-day upscale arcades, and I was surprised to run into one of my stude

You often hear that a crisis usually brings out the best in people, and it was certainly the case at KIPP Schools around the country. I am certain countles

This is the time of the year that high schools, parents and students are proudly boasting about their acceptance into colleges and universities. Acceptance

When my three older children learned to read, it seemed to us as natural a process as learning to talk. We read to them every day and filled the house with

I’m a White mom raising a strong, smart and beautiful Black daughter. We look different. I think about this all the time—that she is the intersection of mu

According to the most recent report by the National Association for Educational Progress, 64% of all fourth grade students in America are unable to read pr