Achievement Gap
5 Most Read Posts of the Decade
It’s the end of a year, decade, era. While Education Post hasn’t existed for the entirety of the 2010s, we’ve seen a lot of phenomenal conversations happen on our digital pages. There have been harsh...
Charter Schools
Our Collective Blackness No Longer Has Value to You Once We Cross Your Party Line
After a month of not writing, I took to Twitter to share some thoughts about the nasty fallout from the protest of a large group of Black and Brown parents and grandparents, overwhelmingly women,...
Charter Schools
These Parents Went to Atlanta to Tell Elizabeth Warren to 'Stand Down'
Gather ‘round, peeps, and let me tell y’all a true tale of hope and outrage. Once upon a time, not long ago—September of this year in Houston, Texas, to be exact—the day after an invigorating and...
New York
Welcome Back to Charter School Advocacy, Cory Booker!
One evening last summer, I arrived home later than usual, after a happy-hour chat with a good friend about the speech that had just been delivered by presidential candidate Senator Cory Booker in a...
California
Some Charter Schools Are Showing Us How to Teach Black Students, But We’re Ignoring Them
For educators, equity has become an industry. They are offered tons of data, research and training on how to build equity in district-run schools. But with all this talk of equity, what has changed?...
Teaching
The Story I Wish 'Harriet' Told Our Students
I took my children to see “Harriet” this past weekend, and I was truly entertained. The story of Harriet Tubman was one I learned about many years ago as a young girl during Black History Month....
