anti-racism
Why Some Students Don't Show Up for the First Day of College
Every year around this time, my Facebook feed fills up with one of my favorite things: graduation photos. It is such a great time of pride and excitement for students and their families. Now that we...
anti-racism
Here's How We Can Ensure Educational Opportunities to Support Black Women and Girls
There are very few spaces where women are affirmed and acknowledged as mothers, sisters, partners and leaders. There are even fewer spaces where African-American women are celebrated, honored and...
School Choice
Haters Will Hate, But These 6 Success Academy Kids Aced the Test
There’s some remarkable news out of New York City today: The Daily News reports that six eighth-graders who attend Eva Moskowitz’s Success Academy Charter Schools, which serve 11,000 kids in...
Charter Schools
D.C. Public Schools Are a Model Once Again, This Time on School Discipline
While turf wars are being waged between traditional public schools and charter schools across the nation, the District of Columbia is leading the way showing how they can collaborate to avoid the...
Special Education
Former Teacher of the Year Battles Her School District Over Her Son With Special Needs
Adam is a 6-year-old boy with speech and learning challenges. He’s courageous, but he is hurting. His future hangs in the balance. Adam has a hard time expressing himself in words. The only person in...
IEP
How Kipp Academy Embraced My Son and His Autism
I have four children and as with all children, their needs are not the same. They need different things at home and the same is true in school. As a charter mom of a child with autism, it is very...
