Stories

Achievement Gap

Just Give Me the Facts, Don't Tell Me Where My Child Should Go to School

Hard decisions are not new to me, but in the past seven years, decisions about where to send my daughter for elementary and middle school have been among my hardest. I knew the school community I...

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Parents

Students With Autism Are 'Different, Not Less,' and Other Lessons From Temple Grandin

Steven was my oversized and freckled first-grade classmate. That basement classroom was bulging with students, with rows of tiny desks brimming with books and a teacher who liked order. We were to be...

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Parents

Even When Your Kid Has Special Needs, Sometimes You Gotta Back Off and Let Them Make Their Own Choices

My younger daughter is one of the greatest joys of my life. She is full of energy, gives great cuddles and has a fantastic imagination, often involving her Marvel friends Black Widow and Captain...

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Parents

My Neighborhood Was Terrorized by Police Raids But It Was the Teachers Who Kept Us Safe

Most years, I celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week with smiles and maybe a nice card for my daughter’s teacher. This year, I’m appreciating the teachers in my neighborhood on a whole different level....

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Parents

Charter Schools Are Full of Amazing Stories, We Just Need to Tell Them

I have one of the best jobs in the world. All year long, I work to raise awareness of the tens of thousands of schools, organizations and individuals who make a difference in the lives of children by...

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Parents

Charter School Leader Vanesa Scott-Thompson on What It Means to Educate the Whole Girl

Vanesa Scott-Thompson has been in the education game for almost two decades, and her career took an impactful turn when she became the principal of the Young Women's Leadership Charter School of...

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