Achievement Gap
That’s Right, I’m on the Roland Martin Bandwagon
Outrage: Access Still Denied Last week, my mentor and sister in the struggle, Kenya Bradshaw, dropped a gem at the LEAP InnovatEd Summit that really made me wonder if people are really down for...
student achievement
We Need to Keep Talking About Serena Williams and the Dignity of Black Children
By now we’ve all seen the headlines after the most recent U.S. Open in which Serena Williams lost to Naomi Osaka. Yet the headlines weren’t about the match itself, they were about the courtside...
Achievement Gap
When Love Is Grounded in the Soft Bigotry of Low Expectations, It’s the Wrong Kind of Love
Teachers love their students. We see the joy they show every year as students return back to school, despite constant beat downs on their profession and struggles for fairer pay. We see it when they...
School Discipline
Students Speak Out on School Suspensions
Much has been written about the negative impacts of suspending and expelling students—it leads to worse academic outcomes, increases the odds of students dropping out and fails to change the behavior...
School Discipline
What Happened to Serena Williams at the U.S. Open Happens to Black Girls in School Every Day
Serena Williams, decidedly the greatest athlete of our generation, is no stranger to the obstacles of being a strong, Black woman. This past weekend at the U.S. Open in the final match between her...
Teaching
Parents Don't Want Their Kids to Be Teachers But I Do
Recently, I overheard my daughter in the kitchen giving her friend instructions on how to make guacamole. She was so patient, even-keeled, and genuinely helpful. In between bites of chips and...