Achievement Gap
You Don't Have to Tell Me About the Achievement Gap, I Live It
Have you ever heard of the achievement gap? Many minority students, such as African-Americans, Hispanics and Native Americans usually fall lower in test scores and grades compared to their White and...
Poverty
Education Is a Civil Rights Issue. Sorry, Not Sorry.
I’m just going to go ahead and say it: School reform is a civil rights issue, and it’s one that I can’t be moderate about. Sorry, not sorry. I’m referring here to a group of people that Dr. Martin...
Poverty
You Shouldn’t Have to Pay a College Entrance Fee to Live the American Dream
I never thought about how my college was going to be paid for. None of my friends wondered about how their colleges would be paid for. College payment was just as assumed as college attendance. And...
Poverty
Coffee Break: Why the CEO of an Aerospace Company Opened a Charter School for Rural Kids
“It was either move the company or start a school.” —Paul Campbell Paul Campbell grew up in rural Kentucky and is currently the CEO of a successful aerospace company just outside Oklahoma City in...
Achievement Gap
I Don't Know If Oprah Will Run For President, But I Know She'd Do a Hell of a Lot for Education
Oprah Winfrey’s name has been buzzing (alongside #TimesUp) this week with speculation flying wildly from all corners about a potential run for president in 2020. I did not watch the Golden Globes but...
Poverty
Rural Kids Need Better Schools Too
I didn’t really think much about rural representation until I first got involved in educational leadership. For the first time, I learned that there was an entire world of organizations, social media...