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When We Cap Charter School Growth, We Cap Student Growth

It’s time for charter school adversaries to wake up and realize they’re fighting an incredible chance to foster diversity in education in a way that promotes the liberty of individual students and families, regardless of their class, their race, or their creed.

‘Doing Less Was Not an Option.’ How One New Jersey Charter School Kept Kids Learning No Matter What.

When COVID-19 hit New Jersey in March 2020, Efe Odeleye, the co-director of Achievers Early College Prep Charter School, was faced with a moral imperative: in order to best serve the public charter’s students and families–Hispanic, Black, and 82% economically-disadvantaged— her team had to quickly pivot to meet their urgent academic and emotional needs.

Here’s Why KnowledgeWorks Is Studying My Charter High School

As a charter school, SICS is specifically designed to be a laboratory for effective practices. It is our charge to investigate and demonstrate what works and what doesn’t.

Black and Asian People Share a Struggle for Liberation. It’s Time We Teach It.

I am a proud daughter of a Black man raised in the South and a Japanese woman raised in rural Japan.

At Boston’s Renaissance Charter, My Students Are Going Above and Beyond Their Pre-Pandemic Performance

As educators, we know that kids cannot learn if they don’t feel safe and supported at school. During the past two years, this truth was at its most visceral.

A Week of Free Donuts and Over-The-Top Accolades Doesn’t Make Up for the Disrespect Many Teachers Face

Teacher Appreciation Week has always been one of those annual celebrations where I’ve questioned how much love people really have for teachers. I know there are some folx who truly appreciate the work that we do and are genuine in their expression of that appreciation, but that’s not the case for most folx.

We Can’t Prioritize Whiteness at the Expense of American Democracy

Around the country, from Pennsylvania to Texas, white parents and groups like Parents Defending Education, are flexing their caste-given societal muscles against anything that looks remotely like anti-racism, culturally responsive teaching, or diversity, equity, and inclusion. Republicans smell blood in the water, creating campaigns designed to support so-called “parents’ rights” banning lessons they find divisive or political. Meanwhile, more than 20 HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) have received bomb threats in recent months.

Teachers Don’t Need More Work. They Need Help, Grace and Understanding.

Early on in the pandemic, the hope for “reimagined” education and an overdue acknowledgment of teachers’ heroism dominated narratives about schools, yet the empathy expressed for educators has seemingly waned.

Stop What You’re Doing and Thank a Black Teacher

Stop what you’re doing and go thank a Black teacher. Whether online or in-person, take time out today to thank a Black teacher.