Diversity
The New Niagara Initiative is Amplifying Black Voices to Improve Black Education
The New Niagara project is a modern-day initiative with deep historical roots, designed to define and improve the state of Black education in the United States. Based on the spirit of the original...
equity
Back To The Same Old Dusty, Rigid School System — So Families Are Opting Out
We’re back in a new school year, and I’m struck by how let down Black and brown students and communities have been in recent years. Let me explain. Promises were made to Black and brown children...
Charter Schools
Educational Inequity Is a Matter of Civil Rights in 2024
"You know very well who you are Don’t let ‘em hold you down Reach for the stars" —Notorious BIG When I first decided to become a teacher, I was a junior at Rutgers University. I remember realizing...
Math
Why Your Child’s Math Book Matters
Okay, education civilians. This is to follow up on a previous post about how we all should care about the complex inner workings of our public schools. We’re not experts on all the sciences behind...
Teaching
Why We Should Care About What We Don't Understand in Education
When discussing "failing" schools, we often skim the surface. We look at test scores, graduation rates, or the condition of the buildings. But behind all of that is a world most of us never see. It's...
Politics
The “Facts of Life” for Gen Z: A Party That Has Abandoned Us
Republican Senator and vice presidential candidate JD Vance recently addressed the tragic school shooting in Georgia, stating, “I don’t like that this is a fact of life.” The “fact of life” he was...
