student achievement

I spent most of my first year of grad school sitting in the back row of class with my hood up. There were nearly 40 of us in the cohort. Two were Black. My

In January, Constance Brewer was named president of the Noble Network of Charter Schools, which serves more than 12,000 students on 18 high school campuses

Does being me give me an advantage in my inner-city classroom? I often reflect on this question because every school year I learn from a handful of student

Debate rages on about whether or not pre-K teachers need a bachelor’s degree. Proponents argue that degrees will lead to greater respect and compensation f

A transformational contract. These three words are music to my ears. They were uttered recently by Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza, and if I had been in the

I am not an avid comic book reader. In fact, I don’t think I own any at all. But I’m going to see the film based on Marvel superhero “Black Panther,” if fo

“Can you see me after school about this?” was scrawled across the last page of my essay in that trademark punitive red ink that teachers always used in sch

As we celebrate Black History Month and pay homage to our milestones, I reflect on my time inside the classroom. As an African-American woman my purpose in

Here in the United States of America, land of the free and home of the brave, we believe in equality. For education, that means if all students are expecte