The romanticized narrative of Thanksgiving continues to thrive in many schools. We must teach both Native American history in a socially responsible way.
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After a month of not writing, I took to Twitter to share some thoughts about the nasty fallout from the protest of a large group of Black and Brown parents
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I gasped as I opened the op-ed section of the New York Times and read Senator Cory Booker’s column repudiating his regressive stance on public charter scho
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In the elementary classroom, teachers often shy away from teaching a more critical viewpoint of “traditional history” for fear of how this shift will be re
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Gather ‘round, peeps, and let me tell y’all a true tale of hope and outrage. Once upon a time, not long ago—September of this year in Houston, Texas, to be
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Six years ago, my school, Ames High School went one-to-one and handed every student a laptop. This was a major shift for many of our teachers, and school a
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For educators, equity has become an industry. They are offered tons of data, research and training on how to build equity in district-run schools. But with
Read MoreWelcome Back to Charter School Advocacy, Cory Booker!
One evening last summer, I arrived home later than usual, after a happy-hour chat with a good friend about the speech that had just been delivered by presi
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