School Choice
Black Kids Don't Need to Sit Next to White Kids to Learn
Over the last decade, and indeed for longer than that, those fighting for justice, many of them White, have largely looked to integration as the panacea for educational inequity. The Center for...
equity
We Were Making Progress on School Discipline Until Betsy DeVos Came Along
At the turn of the century, in 1999, I was graduating from high school, motivated to enter the teaching profession with a passion to reform school discipline practices and eliminate the...
whole child
Who’s on Board for a Child-Saving School Support Movement?
Black Friday has passed, and Cyber Monday has limped away from us. I can’t judge the bargain hunting mass consumerism, because I’ve been in the herd getting up at 2 a.m. for promises of doorbusters....
student achievement
Stop Arguing About 'Equity' and Focus on Student Outcomes
There’s a major force in the education world that has attempted to claim ownership over the term “equity.” From tweets questioning the value of literacy and preparation programs (like mine) that ask...
equity
Students Aren't the Only Ones in Schools Who Need a Financial Literacy Course
From Maryland to Arizona, public schools report not having proper temperature control, adequate books or enough buses to ensure that children are picked up on time. For example, let’s consider air...
Diversity
10 Books to Help Your Students Find the Diverse Voices They Need to Hear
The day my teaching changed forever didn’t happen in a classroom. It happened at the local mall, in a bookstore that was going out of business. No English teacher can resist a book on sale, and what...