Poverty
Coffee Break: This Charter Leader Says You Have to Love Students Enough to Hold High Expectations
In January, Constance Brewer was named president of the Noble Network of Charter Schools, which serves more than 12,000 students on 18 high school campuses throughout Chicago. Noble has earned...
Parents
Our Students Deserve a 'Transformational' Teachers Union Contract, and So Do Our Teachers!
A transformational contract. These three words are music to my ears. They were uttered recently by Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza, and if I had been in the room when he said them, I might have just...
Achievement Gap
Equality in Education Isn’t Enough. I Want to Talk About Equity.
Here in the United States of America, land of the free and home of the brave, we believe in equality. For education, that means if all students are expected to reach the same performance standards...
Achievement Gap
I Learned That I Love Teaching While Helping My Own Parents
This post is part of a series by high school students who are sharing their love of teaching during #LoveTeaching week. The students participate in Educators Rising, a national organization for...
Achievement Gap
How You Can Advocate for Your Grandchild at School
I was a product of the early civil rights era. My entire first 12 years of formal education were spent in the segregated public school system of Charlotte, Tennessee. I went to school in a one-room...
Parents
My Kid's School Ditched Daddy-Daughter Dances for a 'Loved One and Me' Dance
To an extent, I can relate to the disappointment of those Staten Island families who had their school dance postponed last Friday. My daughter’s school had to postpone a dance, too. But our dance was...