School Choice
Our Student Demographics Are Shifting and It's Time We Embraced It
“I am America. I am the part you won't recognize. But get used to me. Black, confident, cocky; my name, not yours; my religion, not yours; my goals, my own; get used to me.”—Muhammad Ali The late,...
IEP
Watering Down Expectations for Students With Disabilities Is Not the Way to Go, New York
I believe that most students with disabilities* can and should engage with the same academic content that any other student would receive. Furthermore, I believe that most students with disabilities...
New York
It’s Happening: States and Districts Are Starting to #TestBetter
With state testing winding down and the school year coming to a close, now is the perfect time to re-examine the purpose and usefulness of tests in our schools. Every year, states measure student...
California
We Can't Even Write a Complete Sentence and Here's Why
One of my favorite articles makes me laugh and cringe. What Corporate America Can’t Build: A Sentence describes the plight of top companies spending billions of dollars to send their well-educated...
Charter Schools
It’s Time to Give Charter Schools Equitable Funding
This year’s National Charter Schools Week is an especially poignant celebration as many states are reaching 20th and 25th anniversaries of their charter school laws (our state of Connecticut...
Parents
New York City Must Stop Hiding Its Weakest Teachers
A couple of months ago, the mayor of New York City snuck out a press release about his failure to rid the city of some its poorest performing teachers. What his administration has done instead is...