School Choice
There's a Difference Between a 'Good' School and Choosing Whiteness and Wealth
It’s nearly summer, and while for most that means the end of a school year, for many it also means transition. Preschoolers transition to kindergarten, elementary students to middle school, and...
Diversity
We Can Do Better Than Just Thanking Teachers With Free Coffee and Donuts
One Teacher Appreciation Week years ago, we each remember being thrilled to find letters from our principal in our school mailboxes thanking us for all our wonderful work that year and commenting on...
School Funding
Illinois Has Fixed Its School Funding Formula, But That Didn't Help My Student
Kylie, now an eighth-grader, came to our school in second grade. In her six years with us, she came to think of our school as a safe place where she had beloved friends and inspiring teachers. She...
School Funding
Without Family Support, I Wouldn't Be on Track to Become the First in My Family to Graduate College
Unfortunately, school districts that primarily serve non-White students receive less funding than school districts that primarily serve White students. A report by EdBuild found that predominantly...
School Funding
Wealthy, White People Are Still in the Business of School Segregation
What’s causing school segregation? Some people say charter schools—I say it’s White people. Before y’all get upset, I’m not saying it’s all White people—just the racist ones who don’t want their kids...
Parents
Want a Winning High School? You'll Need a Winning School Board.
In 2016, then-24-year-old Cipriano Vargas became the youngest person ever elected to the Vista Unified School Board in California. After graduating from California State University San Marcos, where...