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anti-racism

I Don’t Know How to Fix the Race Problem in America, But I’m Sure Education Won’t Hurt

If Robert Frost was correct in saying “Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence,” then America has work to do. It takes just three...

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anti-racism

We're Not Even Close To Realizing Dr. King's Dream

Two years ago I was fortunate enough to attend a showing of “Hamilton” in my hometown of Atlanta. A huge group from Atlanta Public Schools trooped into the Fox Theater on the second night of the...

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anti-racism

After the Insurrection, It's Time To Listen To MLK

Y’all know what, had education been done right in the first place then maybe we could’ve avoided this shit show called “Duck Dynasty: Civil War Edition”....

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Politics

Our Students Need More Than Our Outrage, They Need Dialogue

On the afternoon of last Wednesday’s attempted insurrection at the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., Twitter was a refuge. While living and working in pandemic-related isolation, educators...

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School Funding

Here’s What I Will Fight for in 2021

2020 was the pits. More than 300,000 Americans died from COVID. A dearth of presidential leadership that led to the politicization of wearing masks—the single most effective tool in the fight to...

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Charter Schools

Three Lessons We Learned Through This Pandemic in 2020

It’s easy to view remote learning through the lens of its deficits. After all, there’s really no substitute for the face-to-face rapport with an excellent teacher. As an educator supporting public...

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