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Black Leaders, We Need You to Break Your Silence of Complicity and Protect the Educational Choice of Black Parents for Their Children

This is the moment in time when Black leaders must decide how committed they are—or are not—to the education of Black and Brown children. This week, ground zero of our education war is California but...

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Achievement Gap

Here’s One Thing You Can Do Right Now to Defend the Rights of Black Families in California

I don’t know about you, but I can’t just sit by and watch. It’s time for action. The latest battleground in the national war on charter schools is California, where elected officials have decided...

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Charter Schools

In 2016 I Gave Money to the Bernie Campaign. Now I’ll Be Damned If I Give a Single Penny.

In 2016, I gave money to the Bernie Sanders presidential campaign. It was and remains the first and only time I have ever given a financial contribution to a political candidate. This morning, I got...

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anti-racism

What Every First-Gen Student Needs to Know About Attending a Predominately White Institution

Dear first-generation, low-income, immigrant high school seniors, You’re about to accomplish a major milestone. Not only have you made your parents proud, but you have made people like me proud. As...

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Charter Schools

I'm Headed to Stanford on a Full-Tuition Scholarship and I Have My Public Charter School to Thank for That

“Education is the way out of poverty and into a better life.” For years, my family harped on this mantra in hopes of providing me opportunities they didn’t have themselves. For a while, I couldn’t...

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student achievement

Despite the Odds, Black Students Are Not Only Winning But Are Making History

As activists, we get so bogged down and wrapped up in everything that’s wrong with the education system and often miss out on the celebratory moments. Those instances where, despite the odds and...

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