anti-racism

This is the second part of a four-part series on the writer’s experience and research on the achievement gap in her hometown of Evanston, Illinois, a diver

There is no historian of American education I admire more than Diane Ravitch; her fair-minded scholarship has inspired me throughout my career. How painful

One of the biggest misconceptions around charter schools is that they lack accountability. While I am a strong supporter of public schools and take pride i

Teacher training in the U.S. has been a crapshoot. Because when you’re hiring first year teachers, sometimes you say “crap” and other times you say “shoot.

“I’m sorry, Rikiyah, but we have to expel you. You can come back to Baker next school year.” My heart dropped out of my stomach; the room started to spin.

The gap between Thanksgiving and winter break can be one of the most challenging stretches in time any teacher experiences. It’s like trekking the Sahara D

Why must we always outperform White folks at elite institutions? Resilience. Grit. Strength. Resistance. Surviving, thriving and surpassing against all odd

This is the first part of a four-part series on the Nadra’s experience and research on the achievement gap in her hometown of Evanston, Illinois, a diverse

I watched the now infamous video of a White teacher in Baltimore calling her students “idiots” and asking if they want to grow up to be “broke-a**  n***ers