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California

For Too Many Parents, 'Good Schools' Still Mean 'White Schools'

This post is part of a two-part series on what it means to be in a "good school." Read the second part here on how "good schools" should reflect the diversity of our country. When my family moved...

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Washington D.C.

Districts Must Get Creative to Eliminate Segregated Schools

This post is part of a two-part series on what it means to be in a "good school." Read the first part here on how "good schools" often mean "White schools." School segregation continues to plague our...

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Achievement Gap

Students of Color Need to See More People of Color. That Shouldn't Be Controversial.

I spent most of my first year of grad school sitting in the back row of class with my hood up. There were nearly 40 of us in the cohort. Two were Black. My hoodie was an act of silent dissent. Today,...

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student achievement

Calling Out Silence on the D.C. Graduation Scandal

The selective outrage of partisan ideologues in the education space is a well-known phenomenon and nowhere is that more on display than in the muted reaction to the scandal surrounding the 2017...

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Washington D.C.

3 Truths About D.C. Public Schools Graduation Scandal

D.C. Public Schools is having a moment. Last month, reporters found out a lot of kids graduated from their high schools that shouldn’t have—mostly for truancy issues. The same school district that’s...

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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...

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