anti-racism

I am a Latina educator and I have spent most of my career working with Black and Brown students. Initially, I believed that it was enough for me to look li

I remember walking through the doors of Blackstone Valley Prep Middle School seven years ago like it was yesterday. I didn’t know anyone. The “gymnasium” w

The day that I ended my career as a teacher, I woke up as a parent. I had taught for 15 years and I’d reached a career high, but still, I quit. The money w

Many people of privilege, myself included, have a hard time looking in the mirror and confronting their own racism. They will do anything to justify it. Ca

The latest Government Accountability Office analysis of school discipline policies has everyone talking about the disproportionate rates at which Black stu

Time and time again, I’ve heard educators say that the lack of parental engagement in their schools is what is holding them back. But, when I listen to fam

“Twalet, mama.” This was my daughter’s way of telling me she needed to use the potty. She was 4 1/2 years old, couldn’t speak English, newly adopted and bl

Mary Scott-Boria, 67, has had a long and distinguished career in Chicago’s civic world: first executive director of the Chicago Sexual Assault Services Net

In recent years, our nation’s cities have attracted young people who are poised to thrive. High achievers—whether they are super-lawyers, political powerho