Fraternal twins Kemonte and Kymon Harrington are members of the first graduating class of the Noble Network of Charter Schools’ Hansberry College Prep in Chicago. Kemonte applied to 13 colleges and...
Perhaps it is to be expected in our politically polarized country, but opinions about the state of discipline in our public schools fall into two fundamentally irreconcilable camps: There is far too...
Not so long ago, I learned that one of my former students, a fun-loving, academically strong kid who is now in high school, had a handgun stashed underneath his clothes in his dresser drawer. Some...
In 1974, I started my journey as a fifth-grade teacher at Abbottston Elementary—the following week, all the teachers went on strike. After that experience, I never imagined I would still be in...
This is part one of a three-part series by Education Trust’s Karin Chenoweth on the remarkable turnaround of Artesia High School in Southern California. Read part 2 and part 3. When I saw these...
This is Teacher Appreciation Week, and we’re a little late to the party in recognizing and appreciating Dr. Valerie Camille Jones, who was feted at the White House and hung out with President Barack...
