Charter Schools
Here’s What These Black Educational Leaders Had to Say About the NAACP’s Proposed Moratorium on Charter Schools
Since the NAACP’s proposed moratorium on public charter schools in July, a number of Black leaders and organizations have come out against its stance. The latest backlash was a signed letter released...
School Choice
UNCF Joins Coalition in Sending Letter to the NAACP Regarding Proposed Moratorium on Charter Schools
In a press release issued Wednesday, September 21, the UNCF joins more than 160 education and community leaders in asking the NAACP to reconsider a proposed resolution that calls for a moratorium on...
Teaching
Here's the Trick to Becoming a Better Teacher on Your Own
As a high school English teacher, I was faced with a fundamental problem: Many of my kids weren’t actually reading the class material. Reading the assigned texts, of course, was key to much of the...
Achievement Gap
I Just Couldn’t Trust a Diverse Suburb With My Black Daughter’s Education
People loosely use the term “good schools and diversity” without looking into it or researching what that means. When you get below the surface, it means achievement for the White kids, but not for...
Achievement Gap
Richard Whitmire's 'The Founders' Is Turning Myths on Their Heads
Richard Whitmire’s new book, “The Founders,” offers a virtual tour through the moves, machinations and mindsets that led to the growth of a particular flavor of public charter schooling. Rather than...
Poverty
5 Reasons I’m Optimistic About the Class of 2020
I don’t have teenage kids any more, but I do have a special interest in the nearly 4 million kids who are just starting high school right now. Back in 2010, the GradNation campaign set a goal of 90...
