Stories

I Was Bused to School Like Kamala, But Here's the Part She Didn't Talk About

From kindergarten through eighth grade, I was bused to Frank W. Gunsaulus Scholastic Academy, a magnet school in Chicago’s Brighton Park community. I lived and grew up in Englewood–a predominantly...

School Choice

There's a Difference Between a 'Good' School and Choosing Whiteness and Wealth

It’s nearly summer, and while for most that means the end of a school year, for many it also means transition. Preschoolers transition to kindergarten, elementary students to middle school, and...

California

To Struggling Readers, High School Graduate and Aspiring Literacy Teacher Daniella Martinez Says, 'Sí Se Puede!'

Every time I talk with my mom about what I want to be when I grow up, she cries. Not out of fear or sadness, but because she is proud of me. She is proud that I get to go to an amazing, top-tier...

Charter Schools

We Are D.C. Education Leaders of Color and Advocates for a High-Quality Public Education for Every Student in Every Neighborhood

As noted in a May 26 Washington Post article, Paul Kihn, Washington, D.C.’s deputy mayor for education (DME), wrote a memo to the D.C. Public Charter School Board (DC PCSB) ahead of its May 20th vote...

California

Public Education in This Country Is Literally a Matter of Life and Death. Here's How It's Playing Out.

Last week, a group of Californians got what Dolly Hunt called their “Martin Luther King moment.” https://twitter.com/PeeplesChoice85/status/1131237556366979072?s=20 Here’s what happened. The...

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...

AI In The Classroom: What A Year Has Taught Us

I Was Bused to School Like Kamala, But Here's the Part She Didn't Talk About

There's a Difference Between a 'Good' School and Choosing Whiteness and Wealth

To Struggling Readers, High School Graduate and Aspiring Literacy Teacher Daniella Martinez Says, 'Sí Se Puede!'

We Are D.C. Education Leaders of Color and Advocates for a High-Quality Public Education for Every Student in Every Neighborhood

Public Education in This Country Is Literally a Matter of Life and Death. Here's How It's Playing Out.

3 Things You May Not Know About Charter Schools