Why Black Girls Need Diverse Books

Why Black Girls Need Diverse Books

As a child, I loved spending Saturday afternoons at Eso Won Books, a Black-owned bookstore in the Leimert Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. The store was f

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Why Some Students Don't Show Up for the First Day of College

Why Some Students Don’t Show Up for the First Day of College

Every year around this time, my Facebook feed fills up with one of my favorite things: graduation photos. It is such a great time of pride and excitement f

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Haters Will Hate, But These 6 Success Academy Kids Aced the Test

There’s some remarkable news out of New York City today: The Daily News reports that six eighth-graders who attend Eva Moskowitz’s Success Academy Charter

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Here’s How We Can Ensure Educational Opportunities to Support Black Women and Girls

There are very few spaces where women are affirmed and acknowledged as mothers, sisters, partners and leaders. There are even fewer spaces where African-Am

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D.C. Public Schools Are a Model Once Again, This Time on School Discipline

While turf wars are being waged between traditional public schools and charter schools across the nation, the District of Columbia is leading the way showi

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Former Teacher of the Year Battles Her School District Over Her Son With Special Needs

Adam is a 6-year-old boy with speech and learning challenges. He’s courageous, but he is hurting. His future hangs in the balance. Adam has a hard time exp

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How Kipp Academy Embraced My Son and His Autism

I have four children and as with all children, their needs are not the same. They need different things at home and the same is true in school. As a charte

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You Can’t Talk About Education Reform Without Talking About Social Justice

In the bubble of the education reform world, everyone is (still) talking about Robert Pondiscio’s essay, The Left’s Drive to Push Conservatives Out of Educ

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Why the Lack of Black Male Educators Isn’t Just a Problem for Black Students

Lately, there has been a clarion call to increase the percentage of Black male teachers in American public schools. Currently, we make up only 2 percent of

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