COVID-19
New National Partnership Promises 250,000 More Adults in Schools To Support Student Recovery
Today, the White House announced the launch of the National Partnership for Student Success, a three-year, public-private partnership that will recruit and place 250,000 Americans in schools as...
anti-racism
Black Families Shouldn't Have to Leave America to Know the Privileges of Liberty, But Mine Did
As I sit here and reflect on this Fourth of July, I once again find myself conflicted with the moral and ethical compass of America. Then again, these conflicted feelings have served as a constant...
LGBTQ
As Pride Month Ends, Our LGBTQIA+ Youth Are Under the Worst Attack in Decades
On June 11, my tiny rural town of Mount Sterling, Kentucky hosted its first-ever Pride, organized by a local drag queen (and former student of mine), Ms. Brittany Delslay. People who attended the...
CRT
White Parents Chased This Black Educator Straight Out of Town, And They Didn't Stop There
This story and accompanying videos were originally co-published by ProPublica and FRONTLINE as part of an ongoing collaboration. In April of 2021, Cecelia Lewis had just returned to Maryland from a...
anti-racism
I’ll Be the Bogeyman of the Far-Right if It Means Speaking Out on Racial Justice
If you know me, you know I can be provocative in the service of social justice. Since the 1990s, I have written about race, racism, white supremacy, and social justice with a straightforward,...
LGBTQ
LGBTQIA+ Student Booed by Adults at Tulsa School Board Meeting Speaks Out
A Tulsa middle schooler is speaking up after adults booed her at a Tulsa School Board (TPS) meeting last Monday. Speaking about their experience as a queer youth, the student called on TPS board...
