Stories

Money Isn’t the Solution to All of Our Problems But the Funding Inequities That Exist in Urban Schools Is Criminal

Every day I drove to hospice, I stared at the painful reminders of school inequities. In the week that led up to losing my grandmother, I drove through Chicago to a nearby affluent suburb. I was in...

Poverty

Coffee Break: This Charter Leader Says You Have to Love Students Enough to Hold High Expectations

In January, Constance Brewer was named president of the Noble Network of Charter Schools, which serves more than 12,000 students on 18 high school campuses throughout Chicago. Noble has earned...

Achievement Gap

Here's One Way We Could Keep More Black Male Educators in the Classroom

Does being me give me an advantage in my inner-city classroom? I often reflect on this question because every school year I learn from a handful of students that I am their very first Black male...

Achievement Gap

We Need More Teachers Like Black Panther’s T’Challa, Now!

I am not an avid comic book reader. In fact, I don’t think I own any at all. But I’m going to see the film based on Marvel superhero “Black Panther,” if for no other reason than how completely and...

Achievement Gap

Equality in Education Isn’t Enough. I Want to Talk About Equity.

Here in the United States of America, land of the free and home of the brave, we believe in equality. For education, that means if all students are expected to reach the same performance standards...

Achievement Gap

For Black Teachers It's About More Than Just Academics

As we celebrate Black History Month and pay homage to our milestones, I reflect on my time inside the classroom. As an African-American woman my purpose in this place, at this time, has been to not...

AI In The Classroom: What A Year Has Taught Us

Money Isn’t the Solution to All of Our Problems But the Funding Inequities That Exist in Urban Schools Is Criminal

Coffee Break: This Charter Leader Says You Have to Love Students Enough to Hold High Expectations

Here's One Way We Could Keep More Black Male Educators in the Classroom

We Need More Teachers Like Black Panther’s T’Challa, Now!

Equality in Education Isn’t Enough. I Want to Talk About Equity.

For Black Teachers It's About More Than Just Academics