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Charter Schools

Communities Are Demanding Excellent Educational Opportunities. It's Time We Do Something Different.

In this moment, shaped by both the global pandemic and enduring racial inequities, excellent educational opportunities that communities are rightly demanding have never been more important. And NACSA...

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CRT

Here's What the Milford 11 Have to Teach Us About the Roots of Critical Race Theory

Back in 2018, I ran across a story from the 1950s that seemed to illuminate some of the ugly political fights we were living through. True to the zeitgeist, I made a podcast episode about it. And...

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student achievement

3 Ways Racism Is Damaging To the Health and Wellness of Black Students

Many educators and researchers approach the relationship between education and health as a linear one, where greater academic attainment leads to better student health (mental, physical and emotional...

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opportunity gap

1984 Is Not Just a Dystopian Novel Anymore

The parent and community groups across the country who are scared of losing their power and control are convincing legislators to create laws that match their fears. The repeatedly banned book,...

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equity

STUDENT VOICE: Equity in Sports Is About More Than the Olympics

In late December, the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) announced that the Women’s World Championship for players 18-years-old and younger would be canceled for the second year in a row....

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equity

This Year I Celebrate Uncomfortable History Month

Mary Turner was 21 years old and 8 months pregnant on May 18, 1918 when a white mob seized her, bound her feet, hanged her from a tree upside down, burned her clothes off her body, and cut her...

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