opportunity gap
Life Fell Apart For Me. It Won't For Them.
I needed someone to believe in what I could become, but those voices were silent. At least, that's how I remember my twenties—adrift in that gap decade between teenage dreams and adult clarity. That...
Diversity
Half of the States Won’t Comply with Trump’s Push to Defund Schools Over DEI
It’s been about six months since the U.S. Department of Education sent a “Dear Colleague” letter to all schools that receive federal funding, warning them that they could risk losing this money if...
equity
I Passed the Oklahoma Anti-Woke Teacher Certification Test
School began in Milwaukee this week. At my daughter’s elementary school, there was a balloon arch and a front walkway packed with students. Eager, anxious, bouncy. The unstoppable force of...
Politics
Thoughts and Prayers? How Trump and the GOP Undermine School Shooting Protections
Last week, Karoline Leavitt delivered what she called a “MAGA Minute,” and it pissed me right off. She acknowledged the horrific shooting at the Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis with the...
student support
Trump Administration Threatens to Cut Sex Ed Funding in 40 States Over Gender Identity Lessons
The Trump administration is threatening to pull federal funding from 40 states for a sex education program aimed at vulnerable teens unless those states remove references in their curriculum to...
Diversity
When Education Becomes the Battlefield
Education today is contested ground, just as it has always been. To teach honestly about race, history, and power is to confront realities that challenge the world as it is. Across the country, we...
