Charter Schools
Communities Are Demanding Excellent Educational Opportunities. It's Time We Do Something Different.
In this moment, shaped by both the global pandemic and enduring racial inequities, excellent educational opportunities that communities are rightly demanding have never been more important. And NACSA...
Literacy
BIPOC Students Deserve To See More Than White Protagonists in Children's Books
The great American educator, Mary McLeod Bethune, once said, “The whole world opened to me when I learned to read.” As we mark National Family Literacy Month this November, these wise words are...
student achievement
I Believe in Public Schools, But They Just Weren't Working for My Son
“The wolf took one last look at his mother and father…” My son is reading aloud in the other room. I hear his little voice recounting the story of a wolf who became the first wild wolf in California...
opportunity gap
Schools Now Have Tons of Money. What Are They Doing With It?
I live in Lawrence, New Jersey—a middle-class, diverse town, halfway between Princeton and Trenton. For years I was on the school board and was very active in local governance, but over the years...
student support
3 Ways We Can Support the Unique Needs of English Language Learners After the Pandemic
Picture this: a Spanish-speaking student in the back of the classroom struggling to understand a lecture. Now picture this: a Spanish-speaking student in the back of the classroom struggling to...
Teaching
When My Struggling Readers Won't Read for School, but They Will for Squid Game
“Squid Game” is graphic and not meant for young audiences. This is not an endorsement of using the show as teaching material. As a teacher, I typically find out about new things from my students. By...
