School Choice
It Is No More Progressive to Take Dollars From Teachers Union Lobbyists Than It Is to Take Dollars From the NRA
This is for my fellow progressives and Democrats. Beware those who lambaste charter schools in the name of “public education.” Beware those who decry “privatization.” After all, what could be more...
School Choice
Mashea Ashton Talks Newark, Cory Booker and the Challenges of Launching Her Own School
Mashea Ashton tells the truth, even when it’s hard. Almost three years ago, when she moved to Washington, D.C., to be closer to family, she initially rejected the idea of opening her own charter...
Charter Schools
What I’ve Learned in 10 Years of Teaching
I am currently in my 12th year of teaching. I spent my first two years in The Bronx at P.S. 211 and have spent these past 10 years in Newark at Rise Academy. What follows is a series of...
Teaching
I #LoveTeaching Because I Help Connect My Students to Worlds Outside the Classroom
In just a few minutes over my lunch break this past week, a group of 12-year old girls affirmed exactly why I #LoveTeaching! It all began with a teen’s skeptical question from a table in the corner...
Teaching
I #LoveTeaching Because I Craft Tomorrow's Heroes, Today
A few years ago, I asked one of my students, JC, why he kept working through the difficulties of creating experiences for a holographic headset, because I always find it inspiring when students keep...
Teaching
I Never Wanted to Be a Teacher But Now I #LoveTeaching
Growing up, I never wanted to be a teacher. At one time I wanted to be a sports writer; at another, a chaplain. Entering college, I expected to become a marriage and family therapist. Yet, at the end...
