Recently my school’s counseling department organized a showing of the documentary “Screenagers” to all 450 of our middle school students. The film explores
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Common Enrollment Is Just the First Step Toward High School Equity in Chicago
This week, the Chicago Board of Education voted to adopt a common enrollment process for high school admissions next year. This could be a great relief to
Read MoreIs Politics the Problem in Education or the Solution?
Politics is at the heart of so much that is wrong with public education. On the left, education politics is often about increasing funding while evading re
Read MoreLocal Property Taxes Will Never Be an Equitable Way to Fund Public Schools, But Here’s Something We Could Change Now That Would Help
A new report from EdBuild, Building Equity: Fairness in Property Tax Effort for Education, analyzes the way public schools are funded via property taxes an
Read MoreThese Teachers Are Not Here for Betsy DeVos But If Confirmed, They Want Her to Listen
Educators for Excellence does not endorse or oppose candidates for elected or appointed office, but we do amplify the positions of our members. More than 9
Read MoreI’m Frustrated by the Way Education Reformers Talk About Race and Social Justice
On January 25, I had the honor of sitting on one of two panels on “Race, Social Justice and Education Reform,” co-hosted by the American Enterprise Institu
Read MoreOur High Schools Can’t Afford To Ignore These Mediocre PISA Scores
I recently spoke to a handful of young women at a high school in North Carolina who had taken an international test that is getting a lot of attention—the
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 MoreGuess What, Equity and Equality Are Not the Same Thing
Two years ago in an Education Trust article, Blair Mann outlined the difference between equity and equality when it comes to student funding and why they a
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