Parents
My Neighborhood Was Terrorized by Police Raids But It Was the Teachers Who Kept Us Safe
Most years, I celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week with smiles and maybe a nice card for my daughter’s teacher. This year, I’m appreciating the teachers in my neighborhood on a whole different level....
Parents
Charter School Leader Vanesa Scott-Thompson on What It Means to Educate the Whole Girl
Vanesa Scott-Thompson has been in the education game for almost two decades, and her career took an impactful turn when she became the principal of the Young Women's Leadership Charter School of...
School Choice
I Just Traveled the Entire Country and Found One Thing We Teachers Can Agree On
A few weeks ago, I visited the classroom of Stefan Lawrence, a high school English teacher at Carver High School in Columbus, Georgia. Although I only had the privilege of sitting in his class for a...
Charter Schools
I’m Concerned But Not Convinced by the NPR-Illinois Story on the Noble Charter Schools
I’m a fan of the Noble Charter School Network in Chicago because parents like the schools, they get good results for low-income kids and they are proving that poverty is not destiny. With a student...
Charter Schools
The Push for Better Schools Is Paying Off in Florida
If you live in Florida, and especially if you have children here, there’s good news for you (well, for us): Florida schools are getting better. Maybe you’ve noticed recent news lamenting the fact...
Diversity
Why Are White People So Afraid of Immigrant Kids?
Not long ago I was in Wilmington, Delaware— reporting another story—and I visited Academia Antonia Alonso, a two-way dual immersion charter school where over half the students are English-language...
