Achievement Gap
5 Education Reports That Defined the Decade
The decade is coming to a close, but don’t expect the issues raised around education in the 2010s to be swept under the rug. Although the world has technically been in the age of information since...
Charter Schools
In a Season of Gratitude, I’m Thankful for Our 'Village'
It was late August, and suddenly, the moment I’d been anticipating for years had arrived. My husband and I were dropping off our baby, Nyanja, for her freshman year at Lafayette College. The bed was...
opportunity gap
You Can Call It a 'Lost Decade,' But I See a Lot of Good Things Happening
The spin never stops when it comes to education and it goes into overdrive with the close of a decade. Amidst all the hype of a lost decade and the need for humility from education reformers,...
student achievement
We Had to Do Some Real Homework to Find the Right School for Our Child
About six years ago, my spouse and I found a home we could afford in a nice working-class neighborhood, near our families, with decent schools. At the time the schools were not the absolute best, but...
Achievement Gap
Even in a School With an 'A' Rating, Students of Color Are Being Failed
Around the country, schools that initially impress observers with high overall test scores often lose their luster upon closer examination, when inequities in achievement by race and income become...
Teaching
The Week Before Winter Break Doesn't Have to Be a Nightmare
One of the hardest weeks of the school year is the week before winter break. The turn up is real. Students start acting as if you didn’t spend the first few weeks of the school year forcing them to...
