School Funding
Progressives Talk Equity, But Where’s the Plan for Real School Change?
Whatever else the 2024 election results indicated, they did not end the United States’ core political predicament. It’s not asymmetrical polarization or gridlock (etc.), though those are certainly...
whole child
Banning Race-Conscious Education Undermines the Science of Good Teaching
The Department of Education's new mandate banning race-conscious programs exposes a dangerous contradiction in American education. While teachers are expected — or, more factually, required — to...
Achievement Gap
Black Kids Don’t Need Saviors—They Need Systems That Care
It wasn’t so long ago that countless Black women were tasked with caring for white children. Nannies, maids, caretakers, these were the jobs available primarily to Black women. Black men, meanwhile,...
Charter Schools
The Benefits of Charter Schools: Equity, Innovation, and Accountability
The debate over public charter schools is fierce and often misleading. Political divides—liberals vs. conservatives and, increasingly, progressives vs. progressives—can overwhelm parents with...
Black teachers
This Month We Celebrate Members of the Black Educator Hall of Fame
Ed Post has partnered with the Center for Black Educator Development and Philly's 7th Ward to lift some of the greatest minds in Black education, the Black Educator Hall of Fame. There will be one...
equity
MLK Taught Us We Can't Wait For The Perfect Allies
It’s that time of year. Get ready for the whitewashing and sanitary retellings of who MLK was and what his holiday should mean. Instead of spending another year starting and stopping at “I Have a...
