Stories

It’s Hard to See the Progress in Bill de Blasio’s School Reforms Because There’s Been None

In January 2013, just before Bill de Blasio was sworn in for his first term as New York City’s mayor, a reporter asked him what he wanted his legacy to be. He replied that he wanted to be known as “...

anti-racism

No, Students of Color Are Not 'Aggressive' or 'Scary.' Here's How You Can Check Your Biases at the Door.

No one believes White teachers seek out jobs in urban schools with the intent of harming students and offending their families. Most are enthusiastic and want to make a difference. Unfortunately,...

Charter Schools

Here We Go Again: White Privileged Suburbs Deciding What's Best for Black and Brown Children

There’s something depressingly familiar about the privileged pushback we’re seeing in Massachusetts around the ballot measure to lift the cap on charter schools. An active group of affluent White...

Teaching

Teachers of Color Are 'Great!' as Long as Their Voices Are Not Too Black or Too Strong

Negroes, Sweet and docile, Meek, humble and kind: Beware the day They change their mind! —Langston Hughes I've been getting some pushback about writing as a teacher of color and for focusing on Black...

Charter Schools

Two of America's Largest Black Organizations Seek to Build a Better Narrative for Black Education

While much of education world is locked in circular discussions (mostly centered on charter schools) that is bitterly dividing advocates and opponents into warring camps, two titans of Black...

Charter Schools

The NAACP Sold Out to the Highest Bidder a Long Time Ago

This month the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) ratified a resolution to place a national moratorium on public charter schools. As a fully paid, Silver Life member,...

AI In The Classroom: What A Year Has Taught Us

It’s Hard to See the Progress in Bill de Blasio’s School Reforms Because There’s Been None

No, Students of Color Are Not 'Aggressive' or 'Scary.' Here's How You Can Check Your Biases at the Door.

Here We Go Again: White Privileged Suburbs Deciding What's Best for Black and Brown Children

Teachers of Color Are 'Great!' as Long as Their Voices Are Not Too Black or Too Strong

Two of America's Largest Black Organizations Seek to Build a Better Narrative for Black Education

The NAACP Sold Out to the Highest Bidder a Long Time Ago