Poverty
Coffee Break: This Charter Leader Says You Have to Love Students Enough to Hold High Expectations
In January, Constance Brewer was named president of the Noble Network of Charter Schools, which serves more than 12,000 students on 18 high school campuses throughout Chicago. Noble has earned...
Achievement Gap
Students of Color Need to See More People of Color. That Shouldn't Be Controversial.
I spent most of my first year of grad school sitting in the back row of class with my hood up. There were nearly 40 of us in the cohort. Two were Black. My hoodie was an act of silent dissent. Today,...
Diversity
If We Really Want to Teach Black History in Schools, We're Going to Need More Diverse Books
In 2018, classrooms around the country still do not have enough books that accurately depict the unsullied experiences of Black Americans. Every Black History Month, teachers develop curricula often...
Achievement Gap
Here's One Way We Could Keep More Black Male Educators in the Classroom
Does being me give me an advantage in my inner-city classroom? I often reflect on this question because every school year I learn from a handful of students that I am their very first Black male...
Diversity
Black Literature Still Matters After February
I remember how it felt to read “Macbeth” for my high school English class. I yawned as my head went down on my desk. When I looked around, I noticed I wasn’t the only one of my classmates...
Diversity
4 Things You Missed Watching Black Panther
The entire nation is buzzing over the newest Marvel installment, “Black Panther”—especially Black folks. Aside from fantasizing about what it would be like to live in Wakanda and be a superhero,...