Last week, I was honored to lead a panel discussion with Angela Davis, Ericka Huggins, and Hamid Khalid at the Black Male Educator Conference. Being in a hotel full of Black educators, influencers,...
Thanksgiving is upon us—in the air, in the trees, in the longer nights, and anticipation of a long weekend. But also in the grocery stores and in our schools. Thanksgiving has been distilled into a...
When I invite teachers to rethink how they teach Columbus at our semiannual UnColumbus Day Symposium in Philadelphia, many teachers think it’s not for them. “I don’t teach about Columbus. I don’t...
In the U.S. public school system, white teachers make up about 80% of the teaching workforce, while Black and Hispanic teachers are significantly underrepresented at approximately 7% and 9%,...
Massachusetts, the state with America’s oldest school system, has always topped public education rankings. That achievement is partly due to its rigorous standards and high expectations. That’s why...