While much of education world is locked in circular discussions (mostly centered on charter schools) that is bitterly dividing advocates and opponents into warring camps, two titans of Black...
Each of the 35 smiling faces gracing the cover of our ( Education Reform Now’s) new report “ A Democratic Guide to Public Charter Schools” is a hero. They make progressive Democrats like me who...
This month the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) ratified a resolution to place a national moratorium on public charter schools. As a fully paid, Silver Life member,...
I’m concerned about the growing backlash against what are referred to as “no excuses” schools. Too often, critics depict overly-rigid approaches to discipline that pave the road from school to...
I owe you an apology. I watched you show up in Cincinnati, Ohio for the NAACP's national board meeting, yearning to be heard by board members, prior to their vote ratifying a resolution for a...
