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I Survived Columbine. Here Is What Got Me Through the Healing Process.
I didn’t want to go to school that day. Actually, I just didn’t want to go to math class. We had a test and I wasn’t ready. By the time that class period had rolled around, I was determined to ditch...
School Choice
It’s Time to Charge the Hill, Plant the Flag and Stand Up for Kids. Again.
Several years ago I went to Chicago to meet the founder of a newly formed education nonprofit that was still housed in a nondescript, temporary location. Our meeting was supposed to be about my...
Diversity
Groundbreaking Change Is Happening in the Education Space With Black and Brown Leaders at the Forefront
We’ve got 22 million Black and Latino students in our schools, but there are relatively few teachers of color in the classroom. Dozens, maybe hundreds, of education nonprofits across the country work...
Teaching
Every Student Wants to Learn, We Just Need to Teach Them
Anyone who has spent time around young children knows how curious and wonder-filled they are. When my son was 5, we'd drive around and he would ask about the meaning of every road sign. I mean....
School Choice
With Humility and Hope, I’m Passing the Torch
Five years ago, I was invited to create a communications organization to foster dialogue around the need for improving public education, especially as it applied to low-income students. At the time,...
Teaching
20 Years After Columbine, I Still Have to Worry About My Students' Safety
Before I left school yesterday, I looked at my classroom. Not to check and make sure the floor was clean, or to look for coats left behind, water bottles on the floor, or rows askew. Rather it was to...
