Achievement Gap
All Over the Cap: The Fight for the Future of Massachusetts’ Charter Schools
In early October technicians working the master controls at local TV stations across Massachusetts will unleash a torrent of education issue ads—the first shots fired in what is likely to be one of...
Poverty
What Does It Mean to Be in a ‘Good’ School Versus a ‘Bad’ One?
Five years ago, I left a failing school. Having taught in struggling schools for my entire career, the choice was difficult because I left a school that eventually closed, for a high-achieving one....
California
Coffee Break: Ryan Smith on James Baldwin, His Mother, and Why Black Minds Matter
Ryan Smith is the executive director of Education Trust-West, in Oakland, California, and part of a crop of young education reform leaders vocally pushing for equity. His drive to turn the page for...
Achievement Gap
5 Reasons the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Is Just as Relevant Today
Sixty-two years ago this month, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ended segregation in public places and prohibited discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, sex or national origin. Prior...
student achievement
5 Things You Can Do to Support First-Generation College Students
The elation I felt upon my acceptance to Ohio State University felt too distant to recall as I walked out of my chemistry final. As a first generation student, attending college was not just an...
Teaching
Teens Talk About Racism
Martina, a high school sophomore, told her teacher she was nervous about talking with students from other schools about race. As she boarded the yellow school bus to participate in the annual Teens...
