Chris Stewart

An award-winning writer, speaker, and blogger, Chris Stewart is a relentless advocate for children and families. Based in outstate Minnesota, Chris is CEO of brightbeam, a nonprofit media group that runs campaigns to highlight policies and practices that support thriving kids. He was the founding Director of the African American Leadership Forum, was an elected member of the Minneapolis Board of Education, and founded and served as the CEO of Wayfinder Foundation. Above all, Chris is a serial parent, a Minecraft enthusiast, and an epic firestarter on Twitter where he has antagonized the best of them on the political left and right. You’ll often see Chris blogging at citizenstewart.com and “tweeting” under the name “Citizen Stewart.”

Posts By Chris Stewart

Learning

We Can All Be Learning Heroes

Once again, it’s time for Always Learning to ask “how are the children.” When it comes to school, the answer for students is “they’ve fallen massively behind and their parents who rely solely on...

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Charter Schools

Community charter schools earn their spot in public education

I learned years ago that only some schools are for everybody. I was a parent who hit a dead end, and the only school options in our zone weren’t a good fit for many reasons. And then, we found a...

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Math

When Everything Ain’t Enough

Why are the most privileged parents the ones who feel the most aggrieved by everyone and everything? Adrian Mims is the definition of success: A first-generation college graduate and a Black man who...

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Schools Want Engaged Parents in Theory but Ignore Their Reality

Post-pandemic politics have elevated the American parent, supposedly making them the ultimate authority in education. Conventional lore tells us that the two-plus years of having homebound virtual...

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Educational Opportunity

Americans must recommit to an education opportunity agenda

For all our worries about the economy, the United States remains the wealthiest nation in the world. As a country, we can afford to give every young person the opportunity to learn, grow and succeed....

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School Choice

The left challenges trickle-down choice policies

The left is wrong about so many things in education. But they are right to keep choice advocates honest about who benefits most from school choice programs. Jack Schneider and Jennifer Berkshire have...

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