Teaching
I’m a Black Gay Man, and Supporting LGBTQ+ Kids Is Important to Me
Brian Coleman, who heads the counseling department at Jones College Prep, has been named the 2019 National School Counselor of the Year. This is the second year in a row that a Chicago Public Schools...
California
XQ’s 19th Super School Is an Oakland Diverse-by-Design Charter High School Founded by a Local Teacher
Today, Latitude High School becomes the 19th XQ Super School, and receives a five-year, $10 million grant to further its innovative work deepening students’ connections to their hometown, the city of...
This Chicago School Just Got $1 Million to Build a New School Serving Latino and Low-Income Students
As a toddler, Camilla Ruelas had a life-saving liver transplant. She’s now a sixth-grader at Christopher House Charter School in Chicago, with her sights set on college at the University of Illinois...
School Choice
This November, Vote for Education Equity
I recently attended the Education Post Blogger Summit in Montgomery, Alabama. Of the many inspiring moments, the one that hit me hardest was when Alma Marquez recounted the time she called out the...
Charter Schools
When Restorative Justice Is Done Right, It Can Make Schools Safer, Even When Your Kid Is the Victim
The day another kid tried to choke my daughter, it would have been easy to go full-force Mama Bear and demand a suspension. But it wouldn’t have solved the problem. What really worked was a safety...
Poverty
School Counselor of the Year Kirsten Perry Isn't a Savior, She's Just Here to Help
In just two years, school counselor Kirsten Perry has served as a catalyst for transforming North Lawndale Community Academy, a neighborhood elementary school in one of Chicago’s poorest and most...