Achievement Gap
When Love Is Grounded in the Soft Bigotry of Low Expectations, It’s the Wrong Kind of Love
Teachers love their students. We see the joy they show every year as students return back to school, despite constant beat downs on their profession and struggles for fairer pay. We see it when they...
student achievement
Students Need to Know Their Career Options Long Before They Head to College
More than 30 years into my career as CEO of a national nonprofit, you’d think the jitters associated with big decisions would be in my rearview mirror. But whether preparing for board presentations...
student achievement
Some Thoughts From a Teacher on What People Think About Teachers
Education Next’s recent poll offers a fascinating peek into what Americans think about a wide array of educational issues—teacher pay, school spending, immigration and school choice. As a former...
Achievement Gap
8 Million Stories Is Here to End the School-to-Prison Pipeline
Our Black boys aren’t served by the education system. Period. So many of them are sent right into the correctional industry. But that could be changing thanks to the work of organizations like 8...
student achievement
What Kids Want Teachers to Know Before the First Day of School
Back to school time makes everyone a little nervous: parents, teachers, staff and especially students. Conventional wisdom tells us that students are primarily worried about their friends’ and...
Poverty
This STEM Learning Program Shows How We Can Give Every Child a Chance to Succeed
Shayla Toran is a third-grade student who thrives when presented with opportunities to discover how things work. Two years ago, she stepped into D.C.-based Eagle Academy Public Charter School’s...