Parents
More Than One Million Parents Voted With Their Feet to Choose the Best Option For Their Family
A new report from the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools (NAPCS) finds that enrollment in district public schools dropped 3% from school years 2019-2020 to 2020-2021, the first full year of...
Parents
Meet las Familias Latinas Por La Educación. These Families Won't Be Ignored.
Throughout my 20 year career in Houston, I have fought for Latino parents and caregivers to be considered equal members of their local school systems and to be included in the education...
Parents
A Calendar, a Plan and Friends Can Make Unexpected School Closures Rewarding and Productive for Your Kids
This piece was originally published on November 12, 2019. It has been updated in light of the recent response to COVID-19. Although only a handful of schools and districts have so far closed in the...
California
We Can Unify and Win Better Schools for Our Kids. Here's How.
During my 33-year journey in public education, I’ve repeatedly experienced the power of unity in achieving desired student outcomes, especially since founding a charter public school in a high need...
Parents
Every Class Has a 'Unicorn' Child, And We Have to Teach Them Creatively
I encountered my first "unicorn" three years ago. She burst into my classroom announcing, Hello! Nice classroom you got there. Oh ... thank you. Are you a student at this school? Or, are you lost? In...
Parents
National Parents Union Emerges to Disrupt Education Conversation
When it comes to education news and policy, we are used to hearing about the involvement of a union. However, typically the unions only represent the teachers. A new organization wants to change...