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California

Think You Know Who Supports Charter Schools? Here Are 35 Names That Will Surprise You

Each of the 35 smiling faces gracing the cover of our ( Education Reform Now’s) new report “ A Democratic Guide to Public Charter Schools” is a hero. They make progressive Democrats like me who...

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Charter Schools

The NAACP Sold Out to the Highest Bidder a Long Time Ago

This month the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) ratified a resolution to place a national moratorium on public charter schools. As a fully paid, Silver Life member,...

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Parents

I Walked My Daughter to School and Here's What I Learned Along the Way

Recently I joined hundreds of fathers and male mentors at my daughter’s school for their annual “ Dads Walk Your Child to School Day.” As I looked around at the dads, uncles, big brothers,...

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School Choice

I May Only Be in Sixth Grade But I Know Peace Starts With My Own Two Feet

Have you ever celebrated or heard of World Peace Day? Well, World Peace Day is an International Day of Peace organized by the United Nations, which is on September 21. My school, The Academy for...

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Charter Schools

Before You Get Rid of ‘No Excuses’ Discipline, Hear Me Out

I’m concerned about the growing backlash against what are referred to as “no excuses” schools. Too often, critics depict overly-rigid approaches to discipline that pave the road from school to...

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Charter Schools

I'm a Card-Carrying Member of the NAACP and I Want to Apologize to Black Parents

I owe you an apology. I watched you show up in Cincinnati, Ohio for the NAACP's national board meeting, yearning to be heard by board members, prior to their vote ratifying a resolution for a...

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