Diversity
The Anti-DEI Crowd is Anti-Black Educator
Every child deserves an excellent education—every child. That’s a principle, presumably, no one would argue with, and I’ve spent my entire career working toward it. Yet, critiques of culturally...
Black teachers
Radical Black Love: A Revolutionary Force at BMEC 2024
As the Center for Black Educator Development (CBED) concluded its 7th Annual Black Men in Education Convening (BMEC/#BMEC2024), which took place at the Loews Hotel November 21-23 in Philadelphia, I...
Diversity
Rick Hess Misses The Need For Grow Your Own Teachers Programs
“This seems like the apotheosis of putting the needs of ‘the system’ over those of the kid.” That’s the central point Rick Hess made in his recent response to an “Ask Rick” reader who probed him on...
