student achievement
Leveled Texts Are 'Exhibit A' for the Soft Bigotry of Low Expectations
The scene occurs daily in classrooms across the United States. Students, grouped by reading ability, come to the teacher’s table to read their leveled readers—books that are “just right” for them....
student support
We Need a Stronger Commitment to Recruit and Retain Teachers of Color
The current global pandemic has challenged the concept of America’s exceptionalism. As we struggle with COVID-19, we are also uncomfortably grappling with the vestiges of slavery and economic...
student achievement
City Year Offers Schools a Research-Backed Guide to Plan for Next Year
When our students return to school this fall, it won’t be “business as usual” for them—or for any of us. Student success—particularly during this disruptive moment in schooling—requires not only...
student achievement
We Didn't Walk at Graduation, But That's the Least of the Challenges We've Overcome
On May 28th, my fellow classmates and I graduated from KIPP Academy Lynn Collegiate, part of a K-12 charter public school network in Lynn, Massachusetts. It was a hard moment for us. We couldn’t...
student support
From West Philly to the Jersey Suburbs, We Can All Take Steps to Change the World
I remember my years at The University of Vermont (UVM) in the early 2000s as days of idealism—passionate people driven with passionate resolve to change the world around them. People who created...
IEP
Our Students Have Strong Emotions Right Now, And That's Not a Disability
When a local newspaper featured a picture of one of our students at a peaceful protest against police brutality, the staff at the small special education program where I work were filled with pride....
