I remember my years at The University of Vermont (UVM) in the early 2000s as days of idealism—passionate people driven with passionate resolve to change th
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Educators, Don’t Be Loud in the Streets, But Silent in the Schools
Amid the horror and sadness of the murder of unarmed Black people at the hands of police officers, we are seeing the coming together of people of all races
Read MoreQ&A: Zakiya Sankara-Jabar on Why Now Is the Perfect Time for #SeekingChildJustice
“I want to protect my children from the system that destroyed my parents.” That’s Zakiya Sankara-Jabar, National Director of Activism at brightbeam, my new
Read MoreOur Children Need Us Not to Grow Weary in the Work of Anti-Racism
I am finding it difficult to get through most days without crying, without feeling like water is rising above my head, without feeling a great sense of des
Read MoreReopening Schools While Coronavirus Is Still on the Loose Is Ass-Backward
I swear this country is ass-backward. In last week’s Senate hearing, Dr. Anthony Fauci—the nation’s leading expert on the coronavirus pandemic—said outrigh
Read MoreI’m a White Mom With a Black Daughter and I Worry About Her Safety Every Day
I’m a White mom raising a strong, smart and beautiful Black daughter. We look different. I think about this all the time—that she is the intersection of mu
Read MoreDon’t Let Them Fool You: The FCC Has Done Nothing New to Connect Kids
They almost had me. After weeks and weeks of working and fighting for the FCC to guarantee the educational rights of low-income families by compelling inte
Read MoreHey FCC, Step Up and Make Sure Internet Reaches the Families Who Need It Most
In the 1920s, radio was an essential communications device—and it was free. In the 1950s, television became an important means of communication—and it was
Read MoreOur Kids Can’t Go Back to School Right Now, So We Need to Make Sure They’re Connected
Once again, our kids and communities are going to be hit hardest when the last respiratory droplet of the coronavirus dries up. That’s what I thought to my
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