Stories

Do I Really Have to Live in an All-White Neighborhood for My Kids to Get a Good Education?

I grew up in Queens (St. Albans), New York, and attended Andrew Jackson High School in the early ’90s. My family, who migrated to New York from the island of Jamaica in the late '70s, was unconcerned...

equity

When 'Good Enough' Isn’t Good Enough at All for Our Students of Color

But don’t begin until you count the cost. For who would begin construction of a building without first calculating the cost... —Luke 14:28 The first time I tried to buy an extra value meal at...

California

Undocumented People Aren’t a Threat to Communities. They Are Our Communities.

Teachers returning to the classroom across the country carry a heavy burden of explaining the unexplainable. Students will have hard questions about the horrific events of the summer, from the...

Achievement Gap

4 Ways We Can Fund Personalized Learning to Create More Equitable Schools

Budget shortfalls in states are framing a new angle on educational equity conversations. It is no longer simply about what is right, but what is fiscally necessary for a state to grow and thrive....

Diversity

All the Black Kids Are Still Sitting Together in the Cafeteria

I attended a predominantly Latino grammar school. We were all friends for the most part—the Black students, Mexican students and the few White students that went there. But whenever there was a...

Charter Schools

Hundreds of Black Men in Suits Greet Students on Their First Day of School

School is just getting started for some students. But little do they know, they're in for a special surprise. A group of Black male educators wanted to make sure students were excited for their first...

AI In The Classroom: What A Year Has Taught Us

Do I Really Have to Live in an All-White Neighborhood for My Kids to Get a Good Education?

When 'Good Enough' Isn’t Good Enough at All for Our Students of Color

Undocumented People Aren’t a Threat to Communities. They Are Our Communities.

4 Ways We Can Fund Personalized Learning to Create More Equitable Schools

All the Black Kids Are Still Sitting Together in the Cafeteria

Hundreds of Black Men in Suits Greet Students on Their First Day of School