Stories

I Almost Sided With the L.A. Teachers Union Until I Remembered They Weren't Striking for Kids

Outrage: Teachers Strikes Aren’t for the Kids! This video about why teachers in L.A. were going on strike had me on the union’s side for a second—until I heard multiple comments throughout about...

School Choice

I Don't Want More White Apologies in 2019 Just More Schools for Us By Us

Outrage: White People, Keep Your Apologies in 2019 Dear White people, I don’t want your apologies in 2019. Future BBQ Beckys, Corner Store Carolines, you can keep your apology. To the newscaster in...

New York

If You Think Excellence Can't Exist in All-Black Schools, You're Tripping

As a child, youth, and adult, I have had the absolute pleasure of being surrounded by Mamas and Babas who upheld Black liberation in thought and action. Many of them made tremendous sacrifices to...

Mental Health

What 'Surviving R. Kelly' Means for My Black Daughters and the Schools They Attend

As the Black mother of two Black girls, I am always acutely aware of how Black girls are harmed in this society. However, there are some moments in America, when it is amplified that me and my girls,...

IEP

Here's What Happens When You Incorporate Equity Into Every Part of a School

In 2015, I co-founded Kingsman Academy Public Charter School. We welcome all high school students and center those who are overage and under-credited, who have attendance problems or have behavioral...

Washington D.C.

D.C.’s School Report Cards Set a New Standard for Community Engagement

As parents dropping our children off at school, many of us may wonder, will they have a good day? Will they do their best? Will they learn lessons that prepare them for life? Those questions may...

AI In The Classroom: What A Year Has Taught Us

I Almost Sided With the L.A. Teachers Union Until I Remembered They Weren't Striking for Kids

I Don't Want More White Apologies in 2019 Just More Schools for Us By Us

If You Think Excellence Can't Exist in All-Black Schools, You're Tripping

What 'Surviving R. Kelly' Means for My Black Daughters and the Schools They Attend

Here's What Happens When You Incorporate Equity Into Every Part of a School

D.C.’s School Report Cards Set a New Standard for Community Engagement