Charter Schools
Every New Year Black Families Await the Promise of Better Schools
Almost every December 31, at 7:00 p.m., my family joins the Avenging the Ancestors Coalition (ATAC) to honor our ancestors who awaited in breathtaking suspense for Lincoln’s promise of an...
equity
If You're Going to Teach Culturally Diverse Students, You Have to Check Your Worldview
Often, there are instances in multicultural education that teachers are flat-out not ready for. Situations that can arise teaching low-income or students of color become challenges not because...
equity
5 Tips to Promote Equity for Trans, Gender Variant and Non-Binary Students
A consistent finding in research on LGBTQ+ youth is the disproportionate bullying and victimization faced by trans students (i.e. transgender, gender nonconforming, and non-binary students). Even...
equity
How Free College Programs Can Increase Equity in Our Schools
As someone who has studied free-college Promise programs for over a decade, I read with interest the recent Education Trust report on equity in free-college efforts. While the report quite rightly...
School Choice
This November, Vote for Education Equity
I recently attended the Education Post Blogger Summit in Montgomery, Alabama. Of the many inspiring moments, the one that hit me hardest was when Alma Marquez recounted the time she called out the...
Diversity
There Is No Perfect Time to Speak Out Against Injustice
In education, we imagine school to be a safe and equitable place. But my experience has been very different. As both a Black male educator and an Ethnic Studies teacher, I am no stranger to...