Stories

How My Charter School Helped Me Get a Diploma, Job and Start College After Incarceration

I’m 36 years old. For roughly 15 years of my life, I struggled with an addiction to meth. My addiction throughout those years had several negative effects on my life including school, family, failed...

Teaching

I Have Stage IV Lung Cancer But I Couldn't Imagine Not Being in the Classroom

I always thought I'd be a professional baseball player. It was everything that ever mattered to me—even if I couldn't play, I knew I wanted to coach. In my early years of high school, I would...

Student Voice

I Didn't Think I'd Ever Be Able to Afford College, But Now I Have a Full Ride to Brown

Growing up in Houston, I knew I was capable enough for college. I earned straight A’s in high school and possessed an insatiable drive to move beyond simple answers. But, as a child of immigrants in...

Teaching

It Cost Nearly $250K to Teach My Son to Read. Here’s How to Do Better for Less.

My formerly illiterate fourth-grade son is now an eighth-grader at The Windward School for Children with Dyslexia, where he learned to read. Next year, he will attend Bard High School Early College...

Charter Schools

4 Ways Charter Schools Are Public Schools and Always Have Been

National Charter Schools Week is a great time of year to correct the record on what is a public school. A public education doesn’t have to be one-size-fits-all: that’s where public charter schools...

Teaching

I Can't Say Thank You Enough to My Late High School Teacher Mr. Murphy

As we wrap up Teacher Appreciation Week, I’ve done some reflecting about my own years as a student. There are teachers who have a lasting impact on our lives and on April 2, I lost one of mine. Mr....

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Stories

How My Charter School Helped Me Get a Diploma, Job and Start College After Incarceration

I Have Stage IV Lung Cancer But I Couldn't Imagine Not Being in the Classroom

I Didn't Think I'd Ever Be Able to Afford College, But Now I Have a Full Ride to Brown

It Cost Nearly $250K to Teach My Son to Read. Here’s How to Do Better for Less.

4 Ways Charter Schools Are Public Schools and Always Have Been

I Can't Say Thank You Enough to My Late High School Teacher Mr. Murphy

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