Teachers aren't asked nearly often enough what they think about the issues that are impacting our students, schools and profession. As teachers ourselves in Chicago and New York City, we should know....
AP (advanced placement) classes are designed for students to fail. In 2018, just over 50% of New York City public school students who took one or more AP exams passed at least one of the exams. That...
I’ve been leading Getting NYC Kindergarten and Getting Into NYC High School workshops for New York City parents for approximately 15 years. But only since the 2016 presidential elections has the...
One evening last summer, I arrived home later than usual, after a happy-hour chat with a good friend about the speech that had just been delivered by presidential candidate Senator Cory Booker in a...
I bring John, David, Ana and Sally into every training, strategy session and decision-making room I occupy. Well, actually I bring their stories, to remind myself and others of the students we are...
Attacks against private school options are frequent and fervent, but what happens when public school opportunities become the point of confliction? You may have seen some of the recent conversations...