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As my first group of students walked into my classroom in Compton, California, one student stood out: Brandi. She had a bright smile and beautiful round ey

I came home from Bible study last night and turned on the TV. The president was onstage at the Democratic National Convention speaking with the conviction

I went on record as a Hillary Clinton supporter before it was the cool thing to do. Now I hope that Hillary will return the favor when it comes to standing

On the northern edge of Denver sits a cutting-edge school district that has made remarkable progress over the past decade in serving primarily low-income f

America doesn’t have a good relationship with color-coded systems as previous experiments have shown, but apparently that isn’t stopping the California Sta

Earlier this month, EdBuild released an interactive map displaying how many kids in each school district in America live below the poverty line and highlig

At a recent book club meeting, we were wrapping up a spirited discussion of James Baldwin’s “The Fire Next Time” when our talk veered to the racially charg

In early October technicians working the master controls at local TV stations across Massachusetts will unleash a torrent of education issue ads—the first

When parents at Broadway Elementary School’s Mandarin immersion program in Venice, California, wanted the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) to re