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Welcome to my class, Kanye. Before you arrived, I read this quote from you telling me that learning is important to you and that you are good at absorbing

One by one, 34 high school seniors walked across the stage set up in the gymnasium at KIPP Jacksonville’s campus. Whoops, screams and vigorous applause nea

Today is College Signing Day, the day when high school seniors all across America commit to their choice college or university. Here in Philadelphia, none

Student walkouts have been a hot topic lately and the media has been quick to swoon with round-the-clock coverage. There is no doubt that an important nati

I love my profession. I love my colleagues. I love my students. But I have become so hurt by the situation that exists in my state involving education. Pub

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’v

Are magnet schools a failed integration strategy? New York Times education writer Nikole Hannah-Jones thinks so and challenged magnet school teachers and a

Outrage: Racist White Dude in Texas So, apparently Black Kids only get into Ivy League schools to fill quotas? https://twitter.com/_littledrizzy/status/986

This profile of teacher Manuel Mendoza was written for Honored by Steve Padilla of the Los Angeles Times. Each month, Honored recognizes a impactful teache