I’m on a mission to call everybody out who’s not working in the best interest of kids, all 2019. On this week’s list is Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos
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I Don’t Want ‘Well-Behaved’ Students, I Want Students Who Will Challenge the Status Quo
“Well-behaved women seldom make history.” I have pondered over this Laurel Ulrich quote for several years after hearing it, and especially during Women’s H
Read MoreThe High School Play Everyone’s Talking About Shows Why We Need More Arts Funding in Schools
The sun can’t reach you but face-hugging and acid-spewing aliens can. Welcome, you’ve arrived at LV-426. Or have you? [pullquote]The drama club at New Jers
Read MoreIn the Wake of Christchurch, Sanaa Kahloon Refuses to Let Hatred Win
After the recent mass shooting at a mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, new attention has been called to the fears that Muslims experience every day. Just
Read MoreIt’s Time to Call American Public Education What It Is: A Caste System
A super selective public high school in New York handed out acceptance letters to 895 kids like how Oprah was handing out cars to her audience members back
Read MoreGoing to a Women’s HBCU Inspired Me to Fight for College Access for Everyone
At my small high school in East St. Louis, Illinois, going away to college was not accessible to all. The few most promising students were pushed toward an
Read MoreAs Long as There’s White Privilege, We’re Going to Need Affirmative Action
Affirmative action: For years, some people have balked at it, while others have been actively trying to dismantle it. But we need to embrace it, full stop.
Read MoreWhy I’m Tired of Talking About Washed Up Celebs and Their Kids
Everybody’s talking about the college admissions scam so I guess I’ll jump on the bandwagon. So here’s what happened. The FBI conducted an investigation wh
Read MoreThis County Made History and Elected Its First School Board Member of Color
On a cold December evening in Gwinnett County, Georgia, my mother and I rushed to find good seats in the auditorium of the J. Alvin Wilbanks Instructional
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