anti-racism
What Every First-Gen Student Needs to Know About Attending a Predominately White Institution
Dear first-generation, low-income, immigrant high school seniors, You’re about to accomplish a major milestone. Not only have you made your parents proud, but you have made people like me proud. As...
School Choice
Education Post Network of Advocates Challenges Bernie Sanders’ Call for Moratorium on Charter School Expansion
Chicago, IL - Despite once confirming support for the public charter schools that serve thousands of students of color, 2020 presidential candidate Bernie Sanders announced today that he plans to...
California
I Came to the U.S. at 13 and Now I'm Headed to UC Santa Barbara to Become a Mechanical Engineer
I was anxious, nervous and excited. At the age of 13, I was finally going to meet my mother. I was born in Los Angeles, but raised in Mexico by my grandparents. When I moved to live with my mother in...
Charter Schools
I'm Headed to Stanford on a Full-Tuition Scholarship and I Have My Public Charter School to Thank for That
“Education is the way out of poverty and into a better life.” For years, my family harped on this mantra in hopes of providing me opportunities they didn’t have themselves. For a while, I couldn’t...
Charter Schools
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...