Achievement Gap
Black Kids Don’t Need a Handout or a Shortcut, They Just Need Schools That Work
Outrage: Black Kids Are Dumb, Poor and Incapable of Success Do y’all remember the line from “The Color Purple,” “I’m poor, I’m Black...I may even be ugly. But dear God, I’m here”? Well, replace...
Washington D.C.
D.C.’s School Report Cards Set a New Standard for Community Engagement
As parents dropping our children off at school, many of us may wonder, will they have a good day? Will they do their best? Will they learn lessons that prepare them for life? Those questions may...
Diversity
How We Build a Pipeline of Teachers That Know How to Talk About Race and Social Justice
Nearly 60 years ago, our nation’s students watched as leaders of the civil rights movement pushed back against entrenched Jim Crow laws and re-defined American history. Some of our nation’s...
student achievement
5 Things Parents and Teachers Can Do to Teach Kids Critical Thinking Skills
There’s a growing premium on critical thinking. The skill of robust reasoning is increasingly crucial for work—and a successful life. People who know how to think logically, analyze and draw...
IEP
Why We Need to Stop Thinking About Students in Terms of Strengths and Weaknesses
My son is a freshman in high school and this felt like my first report card pick up all over again. While I have access to all his grades and consistent progress electronically, I was nervous to go...
equity
5 Tips to Promote Equity for Trans, Gender Variant and Non-Binary Students
A consistent finding in research on LGBTQ+ youth is the disproportionate bullying and victimization faced by trans students (i.e. transgender, gender nonconforming, and non-binary students). Even...