Diversity
The DNC’s Missteps Reminded Us About The Importance Of DEIJ Work In Schools
Last month, I tuned into the Democratic National Convention online. The one thing that was very clear to me was the Democratic Party’s attempt to be inclusive of and honor the intersections of many...
School Choice
Education Department Debate Is About Creating Anti-LGBTQ+ Worldview
Fact: MAGA Republicans want to abolish the U.S. Department of Education (DOE). It’s one of the few items on the to-do list of Trump’s Agenda 47 and the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 (AKA “Agenda...
Diversity
DEI Is The New N-Word
The terms/acronyms “woke,” “DEI,” and “CRT” are used in a derogatory way, interchangeably, as a coded language to signify or designate a Black person as either Black or the N-word. Political...
Diversity
DEI is the MAGA Boogeyman, But What Is It Really?
To hear some MAGA folks talk about DEI sounds a lot like the scene in the first John Wick movie when Viggo explains to his son why they liken the unstoppable assassin to the mythical creature Baba...
whole child
Balancing Act: The Intersection of Faith and Education in America's Public Schools
Recent legislative and judicial developments are significantly altering the role of religion in public schools across the United States. In Oklahoma, State Superintendent Ryan Walters has mandated...
Diversity
Rick Hess Misses The Need For Grow Your Own Teachers Programs
“This seems like the apotheosis of putting the needs of ‘the system’ over those of the kid.” That’s the central point Rick Hess made in his recent response to an “Ask Rick” reader who probed him on...