Poverty
Stop Berating Black and Brown Parents Over Charters (and Give Your Twitter Fingers a Rest)
I read too many education arguments for my own good. It’s a known issue in my household. The argument I find most cringe-inducing is the fight over charter schools. With the news that Secretary DeVos...
Parents
Closing Bad Schools Can Actually Be Great for Kids When It's Done Right
Closing bad schools is tough even when it’s the right thing to do. Now, misleading reports on a new study are going to make that process even more difficult. In August, Education Week posted a story...
Parents
Bad Schools Are Like Restaurants With Cockroaches, We Like Them Until We Discover the Cockroaches
When I sent my oldest child to school for the first time I wasn’t sure my wife and I had made the right choice. I mean we’re talking about pre-school here, so I get that the stakes seem pretty low,...
Parents
Parents Do Care, They Just Have to Work, Too
When parents have to work two or even three jobs at a time to make ends meet, their schedule is stretched tight. Many times they can’t be present at morning or midday parent meetings at their...
Achievement Gap
Kentucky's Schools Are Getting Better, But Black and Poor Students Are Still Falling Behind
In recent years, Kentucky’s public schools have found themselves in a classic good-news, bad-news situation. The good news: Over the last 10 years or so, schools have improved significantly. Test...
Parents
Students With Reading Disabilities Deserve the Magic of Books Too
Exciting. Delightful. A joyful experience for the mind and soul, escaping into other worlds. This is the power of reading. Frustrated. Discouraged. Feeling like a failure. Being locked out of the...