Achievement Gap
Students of Color Are Depending on You November 3. Don't Throw Away Your Shot.
On the eve of America’s 244th birthday, the critically acclaimed play, "Hamilton," debuted on Disney+, making the cultural touchstone available to millions in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic....
IEP
I Thought Vouchers Were Wrong, But Now I Realize They Helped My Son
Recently I wrote that a residency hearing with two children, Kayla and Tasha, represented to me our deeply-embedded structural inequities in education that decades of initiatives, as well as...
School Funding
Rev. Sharpton: Education Problems Are a ‘Five-Alarm’ Fire
Now would be a good time to listen to Rev. Al Sharpton. You didn’t see that coming. Me, of all people, pointing to a left-of-center Civil Rights leader on the issue of education? Mark the day. I’m...
anti-racism
The Real Action on Education Happens When You #VoteLocal
Every four years, millions of teachers are, once again, disappointed and disillusioned when education gets the short end of the stick. Nothing more than a passing sound bite. Maybe an abstract...
Charter Schools
Karega Rausch Says Charter Schools Get Better Outcomes for Kids When They Listen to Communities
With all the ruckus around charter schools, it’s easy to forget they can’t be painted with a broad brush. Each state has its own charter school law, its own educational politics, its own ways of...
equity
Here's Why Dumping the Discipline Question on the Common App Really Matters
This is a year unlike any other. I am sure you have heard this over and over again as, over the past seven months, our lives have been completely upended. From the way we work, travel, worship, and...
