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Charter Schools

This Can Be the Biggest Change We See With More Unionized Charters: Getting Everyone Focused on Quality and Equity

Oakland blogger Dirk Tillotson wrote this provocative piece suggesting that unions and charters could actually be good for each other. Currently, about 12 percent of America’s 6,700 charter schools...

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Charter Schools

Black, Proud and Pro-School Choice: Sorry, I’m Not Sorry

In ratifying a resolution to issue a moratorium on charter schools, the NAACP—despite its storied history of defending the civil rights of Black and Brown people in America—has made the same mistake...

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Charter Schools

I Want to Talk About What Betsy DeVos Isn't Going to Do for Black Students

The school choice debate has perhaps never been more central to the national conversation than right now. With the NAACP’s recent call for a moratorium on charter schools and President-Elect Donald...

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Student Voice

Going to College Isn't Just About Me, It's About All the Undocumented Families in My Neighborhood

Growing up in the South Bronx, you can come across so many different cultures within just a five block radius. And as different as all of these cultures are, you can see how they share so many...

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anti-racism

Our Thoughts and Prayers Are With the Families in Chattanooga

There is no greater trust than that of parents who hand over their children to schools every day, believing, hoping and praying that their kids will be safe, nurtured, loved and educated. Every day,...

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Achievement Gap

What 'Moonlight' Tells Us About LGBTQ Black Boys and the School-to-Prison Pipeline

While the new film “Moonlight” tells the riveting coming-of-age story of a young queer Black man, it also serves as an artistic exposé about the oppressive school experiences of queer and non-gender...

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