Poverty
I'm Not Willing to Trade Fixing Income Inequality for Better Schools. We Need to Do Both.
I don’t know about y’all but I get tired of seeing annual reports basically saying the same thing: Black people in America are suffering. Like this Urban League report that highlights racial...
IEP
Do We Have to Call in the National Guard to Protect the Civil Rights of Students With Disabilities?
The question must be asked: What do we have to do to get school districts to follow the law and give students who are disabled the services they are legally entitled to receive? I’ll give you an...
Charter Schools
3 Things You May Not Know About Charter Schools
Recently, when I announced the release of my newest book on charter schools, a woman I know from the gym wrote me: "So sorry, Sarah—but as a PUBLIC SCHOOL advocate—I do not support charter schools—as...
public schools
José Guzmán Was Accepted Into College But He's Ready to Start His Electrical Career Now
Richards Career Academy senior José Guzmán knows how to hustle. He learned his confident, easy way with people by selling candy on Pulaski Avenue, a bustling thoroughfare on Chicago’s Southwest Side....
Achievement Gap
Here’s One Thing You Can Do Right Now to Defend the Rights of Black Families in California
I don’t know about you, but I can’t just sit by and watch. It’s time for action. The latest battleground in the national war on charter schools is California, where elected officials have decided...
Teaching
How John Singleton's 'Boyz n the Hood' Changed the Way I Teach
I am not a movie person. I don’t go to the movies much and when I do, I often forget them rapidly. That’s not what happened back in 1991, when I saw John Singleton’s breakout debut film “Boyz n the...
