Chris Stewart

An award-winning writer, speaker, and blogger, Chris Stewart is a relentless advocate for children and families. Based in outstate Minnesota, Chris is CEO of brightbeam, a nonprofit media group that runs campaigns to highlight policies and practices that support thriving kids. He was the founding Director of the African American Leadership Forum, was an elected member of the Minneapolis Board of Education, and founded and served as the CEO of Wayfinder Foundation. Above all, Chris is a serial parent, a Minecraft enthusiast, and an epic firestarter on Twitter where he has antagonized the best of them on the political left and right. You’ll often see Chris blogging at citizenstewart.com and “tweeting” under the name “Citizen Stewart.”

Posts By Chris Stewart

Politics

The Revolution Will Be Literate: Why We Must Reclaim Truth, Science, and Our Children’s Minds

I’ve spent two decades obsessing about creating better schools. I’ve fought for books, for assessments, for standards, for options—for kids. And lately, I feel like I’m screaming into the void....

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School Choice

We Are the System Now—And We Don't Need Permission

For a very long time, I’ve beaten you over the head with a deceptively simple question that ought to animate every education policy debate in America: How are the children? Not how are the politics....

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Achievement Gap

It's Time to Get Serious About Scaling Success in American Education

American education discourse has a masochistic streak. We obsess over failing schools, incompetent teachers, and disengaged students. We recite statistics about learning loss and international...

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U.S. Department of Education

Trump’s War on Education: Why Cuts Labeled As Efficiency Could Destroy Opportunity

I remain attentive to thoughtful perspectives on policy changes impacting our education system. One of the sharpest thinkers I've encountered in this field is Kim Smith, CEO of LearnerStudio. Her...

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anti-racism

Attacking Government Bloat Is One Thing. Disabling Education Is Another.

As an education advocate, I've closely monitored discussions from leading practitioners about recent educational policy changes. The current administration's approach to diversity in public education...

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Achievement Gap

The NAEPs of Wrath

How did you recognize NAEP Day this year? Many reveled in platitudes and short stories, mostly fiction, told to confirm our biases for this or that educational intervention. I’m reasonably...

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