Stories

CRT

Yes, America Is Racist. No, You Shouldn’t Teach My Kids if You Disagree.

Like several people in my private chats, I reacted to the deceptively simple question asked in a new piece by Fordham senior fellow Robert Pondiscio. He wonders aloud: “I believe 'anti-racism' is...

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CRT

Politicizing Critical Race Theory Is Meant to Keep Public Education Oppressive, Biased and Basic

Make this make sense for me: Kids are too young to learn critical race theory and their role in dismantling systems of white supremacy in a country that preaches equality, but not too young to...

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opportunity gap

Accountability for One Killer Cop Won't Protect Our Kids From the Systemic Harm They Face Daily

Here's where I am after all of the shit that went down this week ... Black people aren’t safe and will never have peace under this current system of “law enforcement” (I’ll tell y’all why I put that...

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anti-racism

Most White Teachers Are Not Ready to Teach Black and Brown Students

Effective teachers can change and save lives, but being a great teacher is hard. The challenge is especially acute in our high-poverty, under-resourced public schools where teacher tenure is lowest....

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Teaching

We Can't Protect Our Students From Racism, But We Can Prepare Them to Combat and Reject It

On January 6, when an angry mob stormed the Capitol, I was in the middle of teaching my 7th grade English language arts students about the Free African Society in Philadelphia’s 1793 Yellow Fever...

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Diversity

Meet Two Teachers Learning to Center Their Students' Identities Without Losing Sight of Their Own

Lindsay Singer and Ashley McCall are both third grade teachers at Cesar Chavez Multicultural Academic Center in Chicago. Lindsay teaches mathematics and inquiry. And Ashley is an English language...

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