Stories

To Struggling Readers, High School Graduate and Aspiring Literacy Teacher Daniella Martinez Says, 'Sí Se Puede!'

Every time I talk with my mom about what I want to be when I grow up, she cries. Not out of fear or sadness, but because she is proud of me. She is proud that I get to go to an amazing, top-tier...

Poverty

I'm Not Willing to Trade Fixing Income Inequality for Better Schools. We Need to Do Both.

I don’t know about y’all but I get tired of seeing annual reports basically saying the same thing: Black people in America are suffering. Like this Urban League report that highlights racial...

Charter Schools

High School Graduate Tatiana Amaya on Raising Student Voice and Claiming a Seat at the Table

Often, you hear about leaders, far earlier than you meet them. Sitting in a café near the school where I lead as principal, Mastery-Shoemaker, I was approached by a beaming waitress. “My...

Charter Schools

I Knew I Wanted to Teach Kids Whose Backgrounds Looked Just Like Mine'

Nylah Newkirk, Da´Montae Neclos and Dionte Edmonds fall out laughing while describing the unforgettable morning when their math teacher taught them about quadrants. There’s nothing particularly funny...

Charter Schools

We Are D.C. Education Leaders of Color and Advocates for a High-Quality Public Education for Every Student in Every Neighborhood

As noted in a May 26 Washington Post article, Paul Kihn, Washington, D.C.’s deputy mayor for education (DME), wrote a memo to the D.C. Public Charter School Board (DC PCSB) ahead of its May 20th vote...

California

Public Education in This Country Is Literally a Matter of Life and Death. Here's How It's Playing Out.

Last week, a group of Californians got what Dolly Hunt called their “Martin Luther King moment.” https://twitter.com/PeeplesChoice85/status/1131237556366979072?s=20 Here’s what happened. The...

AI In The Classroom: What A Year Has Taught Us

To Struggling Readers, High School Graduate and Aspiring Literacy Teacher Daniella Martinez Says, 'Sí Se Puede!'

I'm Not Willing to Trade Fixing Income Inequality for Better Schools. We Need to Do Both.

High School Graduate Tatiana Amaya on Raising Student Voice and Claiming a Seat at the Table

I Knew I Wanted to Teach Kids Whose Backgrounds Looked Just Like Mine'

We Are D.C. Education Leaders of Color and Advocates for a High-Quality Public Education for Every Student in Every Neighborhood

Public Education in This Country Is Literally a Matter of Life and Death. Here's How It's Playing Out.