Charter Schools
Every New Year Black Families Await the Promise of Better Schools
Almost every December 31, at 7:00 p.m., my family joins the Avenging the Ancestors Coalition (ATAC) to honor our ancestors who awaited in breathtaking suspense for Lincoln’s promise of an...
anti-racism
Betsy DeVos, The Grinch That Stole Civil Rights
Outrage: The White House Doesn't Care About Black Kids I wanted to go into my vacation and the holidays on a high note. But, leave it to Trump and his people to kill a dream. Why are we surprised by...
Poverty
This Has Been a Different Type of School Year
Engage. Enrich. Educate. That is what we, the educators at Phoenix Charter Academy in Chelsea, Massachusetts, set out to do while embarking on a different type of school year in September 2018—one...
Teaching
December Can Be Tough. Let’s Bring Empathy and Grace Into Our Schools in the New Year
Everyday moments have the power to transform our thinking around the most important ideas in education. I was stopped cold in my tracks by just such a moment recently. One recent morning, a problem...
Parents
Three Things I Learned in My First Year as a Principal and a New Year’s Resolution
If you ask an educator to think back to their first year of teaching, you will probably get a wide range of reactions, but the general consensus will likely be that it was a difficult year. This...
Teaching
Strong Student Relationships Aren't Just Beneficial, They're Essential
As educators, we have each had the pleasure of teaching at least one “challenging” student. Some of us have had the privilege of educating the “challenging” student every year of our career. Have you...
