student achievement
When This Chicago School Was on the Verge of Closure, A Visionary Principal Built the Team That Turned It Around
Back in 2013, when Principal Aaron Rucker first came to Auburn Gresham’s Ryder Elementary, he said someone in the central office warned him: “You’re being set up for failure.” At the time, Ryder was...
Charter Schools
How Barron Gunnings Is Shifting the Narrative for Black Male Students
Barron Gunnings is a thoughtful, passionate young man currently entering his third year at the College of Wooster. He’s someone who “never felt the need to silence his voice” and knew he was a leader...
equity
White Teachers Working to Create Equitable Schools Must Accept That Race Impacts How We Teach
I remember the moment clearly. It was my sophomore year of college and we were in a crowded cafeteria. A friend asked me to identify the partner I was working with on a class project, so I pointed...
anti-racism
Just Like Emancipation, Quality Schools Are Being Delayed and Denied to Black Students
“Until the lion tells his side of the story, the tale of the hunt will always glorify the hunter.” While many Americans are waiting with baited breath for July 4, today Black people around the...
School Choice
There's a Difference Between a 'Good' School and Choosing Whiteness and Wealth
It’s nearly summer, and while for most that means the end of a school year, for many it also means transition. Preschoolers transition to kindergarten, elementary students to middle school, and...
bias
Ava Duvernay’s ‘When They See Us’ Is Unfolding Right in Our Schools
When you see them, they may be laughing, talking loudly, listening to music that is not your music. They may be dressed in clothes that are not your clothes, speaking words that are not like yours....