This is the second part of a four-part series on the writer’s experience and research on the achievement gap in her hometown of Evanston, Illinois, a diver
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It’s Never Been Harder to Be a Teacher and That’s Why We Need to Train Them Better
Teacher training in the U.S. has been a crapshoot. Because when you’re hiring first year teachers, sometimes you say “crap” and other times you say “shoot.
Read MoreAmerica’s Students Have to Be the Hope We Can Believe In
I went through all of high school and most of college with President Barack Obama. I am part of a micro-generation of Americans whose notions of politics a
Read MoreThe Last Thing I Wanted Was Another Standardized Test, But I’m Glad I Took This One Seriously
As a busy high school student with a demanding schedule, the last thing I wanted to add to my plate was yet another standardized test. But two years ago, m
Read MoreCoffee Break: Lori Barden on What Works Best for Schools and Why More Parents Should Run for Political Office
Lori Barden is a parent of two school-aged boys, Tanner (7) and Will (12), who attend an intentionally diverse public charter school in Rhode Island. She j
Read MoreI Was at the ‘Hamilton’ Performance With Mike Pence and I Saw Something You Didn’t See on Twitter
By the time I was running down 46th Street to the Richard Rodgers Theatre in New York City this past Friday night, I’d been consuming all things “Hamilton”
Read MoreHere’s the Truth About Why There Are So Few Native American Teachers
Throughout my 11 years of teaching, and three semesters of teaching future and current teachers at the college level, I can count on one hand the number of
Read MoreCongratulations on Being a Good Person, But That Doesn’t Excuse Racism.
Dear America, We must do better. After too many highly-publicized murders of Black men at the hands of police, I am reminded of how much further we have to
Read MoreI Just Couldn’t Trust a Diverse Suburb With My Black Daughter’s Education
People loosely use the term “good schools and diversity” without looking into it or researching what that means. When you get below the surface, it means a
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