Poverty
If 12,000 Families Didn't Want School Choice, We Wouldn't Be Here
Every morning, I come to work thinking about our students. Not politics, or rhetoric, or the news. Just our students—all 12,000 of them. They come from every one of Chicago’s neighborhoods, as far...
Achievement Gap
Charter Schools Need to Shift Power to Parents and Educators of Color
Following the release of a report showing that public charter school growth is slowing due to political resistance, the Center on Reinventing Public Education's (CRPE) Robin Lake offers several good...
Achievement Gap
Dear Janice Jackson, I Hope You’re Open to Honest Conversations with Parents in Chicago Public Schools
Janice, you and I know each other. I remember talking with you back when you were a principal at Al Raby High School. I know your deep commitment to all the kids of Chicago, regardless of...
Charter Schools
Don't Stop the Office for Civil Rights From Providing Strong and Fair Oversight on School Discipline
We know that students of color and those with disabilities are disproportionately suspended and expelled from public schools, whether in district or charter. The Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC),...
California
Our School Is Intentionally Diverse Because We Know Our Differences Make Us Stronger
Recently, a parent at one of our Citizens of the World Charter Schools (CWC) campuses in Los Angeles shared this story with me: My husband and I were disagreeing in the car about the best way to get...
Poverty
Real School Choice Means We Need Good Neighborhood Schools Too
I believe in school choice. But I believe in it like I believe in capitalism or college football. It’s a cool idea and I’m glad it’s around, but it doesn’t always work quite as well as advertised....