At 3-years-old I began school and could read fluently. Despite my mother telling my teachers that I could read since I was 2, they refused to believe I cou
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I Want to Talk About What Betsy DeVos Isn’t Going to Do for Black Students
The school choice debate has perhaps never been more central to the national conversation than right now. With the NAACP’s recent call for a moratorium on
Read MoreGoing to College Isn’t Just About Me, It’s About All the Undocumented Families in My Neighborhood
Growing up in the South Bronx, you can come across so many different cultures within just a five block radius. And as different as all of these cultures ar
Read MoreBlack, Proud and Pro-School Choice: Sorry, I’m Not Sorry
In ratifying a resolution to issue a moratorium on charter schools, the NAACP—despite its storied history of defending the civil rights of Black and Brown
Read MoreOur Thoughts and Prayers Are With the Families in Chattanooga
There is no greater trust than that of parents who hand over their children to schools every day, believing, hoping and praying that their kids will be saf
Read MoreWhat ‘Moonlight’ Tells Us About LGBTQ Black Boys and the School-to-Prison Pipeline
While the new film “Moonlight” tells the riveting coming-of-age story of a young queer Black man, it also serves as an artistic exposé about the oppressive
Read MoreOur Native American Students Need to See Themselves in What We Teach
It’s a weekday in mid-September, and most of the students on my reservation are out of school for the day. This free time for students is business as usual
Read MoreHe Was a Struggling High Schooler, Now He’s Headed to Division I
Last Tuesday, Marvin Nesbitt, Jr., a senior at Butler College Prep, became the first Noble Network of Charter Schools student to commit to playing NCAA Div
Read MoreTeaching Our Children to Understand and Confront Hate Still Remains Our Greatest Hope and Protection for Them
Like many psychologists throughout the country, I’ve received countless calls from parents and teachers struggling with how to address last week’s election
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