In the past several years, right-leaning education reformers have been contemptuous of—and frustrated by—progressives who brought a justice orientation int
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A Year Later, One Thing Is Clear: Being ‘Woke’ Isn’t Nearly Enough
It has been a year since the murder of George Floyd and the “American Spring” that followed it. Corporate America, sports leagues, marketing firms, and non
Read MoreThe Real History of Teachers Being Complicit in the Miseducation of Black and White Children
As we celebrate and honor what would have been Malcolm X’s 96th birthday this week, I can’t help but think of his legacy in the context of today’s whitelas
Read MoreThe Rush to Reopen Schools Comes at a Price for Marginalized Students
The growing demand to reopen schools echoes across the country, supported by billions of dollars in federal funds to help schools “build back better.” Stat
Read MoreYou Could Not Raise Colorblind Children Even If You Wanted To
There is a meme going around, well not a meme, a genre of a meme. They typically feature kids from visibly different ethnic backgrounds getting along swell
Read MoreAs Schools Reopen, High-Quality Tutoring Programs Will Make a Difference for Kids in the Early Grades
As we turn the corner on COVID-19, we must help our kids recover from the terrible disruptions caused by the pandemic. There are lots of opinions on how to
Read MoreI Thought Talking About Race in the Classroom Wasn’t Important. I Was Wrong.
Critical race theory is this moment’s scapegoat of fearful White America. So, for what it’s worth, here is my own accounting of being a privileged white ma
Read MoreChange in Schools Starts With Listening to Students
I am a high school senior from Montgomery County, Maryland, and a fierce advocate for social justice and progressive change. I have spent the past year wor
Read MoreTo Continue My Fight for Educational Equity, I Am Walking in the Steps of My Ancestors
It is hard to describe how it has felt to live in the skin I am in for the past two years. All I can share is that on the heels of the murder of George Flo
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