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...
School had been in session for 10 days when Hurricane Katrina made its way up the Gulf Coast and slammed into New Orleans. On Monday, Aug. 29, 2005, the resulting storm surge breached major levees,...
The night before school, Adriana Abich always gets nervous. Nervous there won’t be enough school supplies for new students, or that classrooms won’t be quite ready. But this year is different. This...
Ryan Walters has been accused of allegedly watching pornography during a closed-door state board meeting, mismanaging funds, and facing scrutiny in a federal investigation after a damning audit. He...
I’ve spent two decades obsessing about creating better schools. I’ve fought for books, for assessments, for standards, for options—for kids. And lately, I feel like I’m screaming into the void....
