This post is an open letter to the Trump administration, signed by 45 former State Teachers of the Year and the 1,840 members of Teachers Against Child Detention. As we move through summer break,...
The other day I watched the documentary True Justice: Bryan Stevenson’s Fight for Equality. https://twitter.com/eji_org/status/1143251611801804800 Now if you don’t know who Bryan Stevenson is, you...
I liked my classroom space, and I liked it even more when I was the only instructor in the room. At least, that was how I felt as a first-year teacher. I didn’t feel like there was a need for another...
Parents’ love for their children is the single greatest—and most underutilized—natural resource in education. I learned this firsthand as a son. My parents escaped political persecution and made...
If charter schools had been an option when I was young, I believe my mom would have been wise to choose them for me, given all I went through in those years. As an adult, I’m glad I was able to get...
This Wednesday, the California Senate’s Education Committee will hold a public hearing on a bill that would make local school districts the primary authority saying yes or no to charter schools. As a...