This January marks the fourth anniversary of #MeTooK12, a campaign spotlighting the widespread sexual harassment and assault millions of students experienc
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Parent Power: Will We Choose Pitchforks or Partnerships?
After two tumultuous years of intermittent school closures, parents and caregivers are claiming their power within the education system in a new way. It ai
Read MoreIf You’ve Been Silent About Child Justice, We Need You Now More Than Ever
We have a problem. The global COVID-19 pandemic has not only created a storm of challenges in policy and practice for public education; it also has fomente
Read MoreAfter the Last Year and a Half, We Must Never Forget How Resilient Students Are
Kids today are too fragile. We’re raising a generation of snowflakes! It’s a universal truth: As long as there are young people, there will be older people
Read MoreHow to Move Beyond Land Acknowledgements on Indigenous Peoples Day
Columbus Day should have never been a holiday. This is a concept that some people struggle with because of some warped sense of belief in Manifest Destiny,
Read MoreWhile Others Fight the Education Wars of Yesteryear, We’re Ready to Start #SeekingCommonGround
While all the drama around the pandemic and its fallout sucks the life out of schools and communities, far too many heavy-hitters in the education policy a
Read MoreEducation Activist Dirk Tillotson Was as Real as They Come
Last Friday, October 1, Oakland education activist Dirk Tillotson was murdered in his home. He was as real as they come, self-described as the “patron sain
Read MoreMy Toxic but Open Relationship With Education Activism
Transparent moment. There have been at least 50 separate occasions throughout my adult life where I’ve contemplated leaving this rollercoaster of a relatio
Read MoreMeet las Familias Latinas Por La Educación. These Families Won’t Be Ignored.
Throughout my 20 year career in Houston, I have fought for Latino parents and caregivers to be considered equal members of their local school systems and t
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