whole child
Q&A: Zakiya Sankara-Jabar on Why Now Is the Perfect Time for #SeekingChildJustice
“I want to protect my children from the system that destroyed my parents.” That’s Zakiya Sankara-Jabar, National Director of Activism at brightbeam, my new colleague and host of a virtual town hall...
equity
Our Children Need Us Not to Grow Weary in the Work of Anti-Racism
I am finding it difficult to get through most days without crying, without feeling like water is rising above my head, without feeling a great sense of despair. I feel a heaviness in my chest....
Special Education
Reopening Schools While Coronavirus Is Still on the Loose Is Ass-Backward
I swear this country is ass-backward. In last week’s Senate hearing, Dr. Anthony Fauci—the nation’s leading expert on the coronavirus pandemic—said outright, “... states will face serious...
activism
I'm a White Mom With a Black Daughter and I Worry About Her Safety Every Day
I’m a White mom raising a strong, smart and beautiful Black daughter. We look different. I think about this all the time—that she is the intersection of much different variables than me. That she...
Special Education
Don't Let Them Fool You: The FCC Has Done Nothing New to Connect Kids
They almost had me. After weeks and weeks of working and fighting for the FCC to guarantee the educational rights of low-income families by compelling internet providers to ensure all students have...
equity
Hey FCC, Step Up and Make Sure Internet Reaches the Families Who Need It Most
In the 1920s, radio was an essential communications device—and it was free. In the 1950s, television became an important means of communication—and it was free. In 2020, why isn’t internet free when...