equity
I Passed the Oklahoma Anti-Woke Teacher Certification Test
School began in Milwaukee this week. At my daughter’s elementary school, there was a balloon arch and a front walkway packed with students. Eager, anxious, bouncy. The unstoppable force of...
student support
Trump Administration Threatens to Cut Sex Ed Funding in 40 States Over Gender Identity Lessons
The Trump administration is threatening to pull federal funding from 40 states for a sex education program aimed at vulnerable teens unless those states remove references in their curriculum to...
Diversity
When Education Becomes the Battlefield
Education today is contested ground, just as it has always been. To teach honestly about race, history, and power is to confront realities that challenge the world as it is. Across the country, we...
Diversity
The Culture War Backfires: Oklahoma Superintendent Ryan Walters Under Fire In Porn Video Scandal
Oklahoma Superintendent Ryan Walters has built his career on moral outrage. He crusades against books, bans lessons on systemic racism, and positions himself as a protector of children. But now, the...
School Funding
Managing Through the Noise: How Superintendents See Shifts in the Federal Role in Education
In May 2025, we spoke with about a dozen superintendents across the country—and others who work closely with them—about challenges stemming from recent national events, including a much smaller...
equity
Independence Day Is Still Unfinished Business for Black Students
Every year, the Fourth of July arrives wrapped in red, white, and blue Americana—a spectacle of fireworks, parades, and proclamations of freedom. But for Black Americans, this national celebration is...
