School Funding
Teachers Unions Must Stop Standing With Republicans Against Closing the Equity 'Loophole' in Title I Funding
The Obama administration is trying to end a longstanding bit of systemic inequity in the public schools, but his officials are facing the stiff arm from an unlikely team: Republicans and their new...
equity
This Is the Summer of Race and Equity in Education
Ever since I can remember, each summer has had a theme, an idea that connects events and experience. Sometimes it’s as simple as “the summer of naps” or “the summer of adventure.” This summer’s theme...
Poverty
Here's What I Learned as the Token Latino Student in College
Looking back at my experience as a first-generation college student, I admittedly had no clue what I was doing. I nodded my head and asked questions without making it obvious that I didn’t know what...
School Choice
You Can’t Talk About Education Reform Without Talking About Social Justice
In the bubble of the education reform world, everyone is (still) talking about Robert Pondiscio’s essay, The Left’s Drive to Push Conservatives Out of Education Reform. Pondiscio’s essay incited a...
Parents
‘Opting In’ to a Public Education System That Works
Over the past year, there has been a lot of attention paid to the "opt-out" movement growing in pockets across U.S. public schools. Indeed, it’s a significant issue that deserves attention because it...
Parents
The Work Ahead for Our New Education Secretary John King
With Senate confirmation of John King as U.S. education secretary, the Obama team has just 10 more months to advance its history-making education reform agenda and set the stage for the next...