student achievement
There Is Nothing We Can’t Fix If We Play to Win on Behalf of Children
When I returned to Education Post in May, my charge was to help us clarify our vision and set us in a new direction. I thought a lot about what would be the cardinal question to help us stay focused...
Achievement Gap
How English Learners Got Left Behind in the Drive Towards Equity
Many years ago, back in 2014, when the world was young and American politics had not yet gone wholly off the rails, I launched a policy research team to focus on young English learners (ELs). “Around...
California
Black Families, These Are Not the Democrats Who Will Save Us
While watching the Public Education Forum 2020 on Saturday, one phrase caught my attention: Democratic “hopefuls,” referring to the presidential candidates in attendance. Given that we call these...
School Choice
Black Families Haven't Been Hoodwinked, We Come From a Legacy of School Choice
The Democratic party once embraced charter schools as a tool for equity and opportunity. Now, as Andre Perry points out in his recent op-ed, “Support for charters in 2020 election comes with a...
School Choice
I'm Waiting for Democrats to Stop Using Progressive Talking Points and Start Listening to Parents
When eight Democratic presidential candidates appear on stage in Pittsburgh this Saturday, most—if not all—will echo teachers unions’ animus towards charter schools and school choice, which have...
Parents
Thank God for Parents Who Refuse to Be Gaslighted by the Failing Education System
Last week I attended a community town hall in Nashville organized by my friend Vesia Hawkins, a relentless and faithful community servant who brought together parents, young people, advocates and...