Achievement Gap
Our Kids Can No Longer Wait for Educational Justice, And They Shouldn’t Have To
I wanna talk about three things: movements, public education and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s words foreshadowing what would be an ongoing and urgent fight. Follow along as I connect all of these...
IEP
My 7-Year-Old Helped Frame Her IEP Goals
Having a child with a disability, and becoming disabled myself, has put me through a boot-camp that prepared me for the war for quality services for folks with disabilities. I had to learn a new...
Teaching
Correct Me If I'm Wrong, But Aren't Parent-Teacher Conferences Part of the Job?
Ever have those moments when something seems so crazy and so wrong that you fall into that trap of optimism and naïveté, convinced that finally, you have found something about which there will be...
student achievement
As a Black Male Educator, I Get to Be a Superhero for Students Too Often Left Behind
Teaching is one of my greatest gifts. Seeing my mother’s life’s work as a teacher in Dekalb County created my blueprint for what the life of a "game-changer" looks like, and the many influential...
Politics
Here's What I Told My Students After 'Karen From Mike Bloomberg's Campaign' Texted Me
Last week, I received a text from “Karen from Mike Bloomberg’s campaign.” She wrote that “with so much at stake, Americans deserve a Democratic candidate who can beat Donald Trump” and asked if I...
Teaching
Here’s How We Can Attract, Prepare and Support Teachers to Improve Student Outcomes
Becoming a teacher isn’t sexy. For one, there is no economic incentive; for many people, completing teacher preparation programs means taking on even more student debt than they already have,...