Achievement Gap
Dear Janice Jackson, I Hope You’re Open to Honest Conversations with Parents in Chicago Public Schools
Janice, you and I know each other. I remember talking with you back when you were a principal at Al Raby High School. I know your deep commitment to all the kids of Chicago, regardless of...
Poverty
JAY-Z Says We Need More Therapists in Our Schools and He's Absolutely Right
JAY-Z was the inaugural guest on CNN’s new weekly “The Van Jones Show.” During the 40-minute interview, JAY-Z appeared deeply introspective, and even courageously vulnerable, reflecting a...
Achievement Gap
Coffee Break: Talking Pour-Overs, Implicit Bias and Empathy With Seth Gershenson
In 2015, a study showing how implicit bias affects teacher expectations by Seth Gershenson and two colleagues made waves throughout the profession. Gershenson, an associate professor of public policy...
California
Our School Is Intentionally Diverse Because We Know Our Differences Make Us Stronger
Recently, a parent at one of our Citizens of the World Charter Schools (CWC) campuses in Los Angeles shared this story with me: My husband and I were disagreeing in the car about the best way to get...
Parents
People Thought She Had Lost Her Mind But She Knew Home Schooling Was Right for Her Babies
I used to be one of those parents, someone who thought home schooling was a fringe movement, driven by overprotective parents with cray-cray ideas who didn’t want their children exposed to new peers...
Poverty
Real School Choice Means We Need Good Neighborhood Schools Too
I believe in school choice. But I believe in it like I believe in capitalism or college football. It’s a cool idea and I’m glad it’s around, but it doesn’t always work quite as well as advertised....
