It just so happened that I was at the high school fair in Philadelphia when it came over my Twitter feed that the National Association for the Advancement
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I’m a Card-Carrying Member of the NAACP and I Want to Apologize to Black Parents
I owe you an apology. I watched you show up in Cincinnati, Ohio for the NAACP’s national board meeting, yearning to be heard by board members, prior to the
Read MoreA Message to the NAACP on the Eve of Its Charter Vote: Black Families Want More School Choices
Black families support charter schools. That’s clear from a number of recent surveys on school choice. In the 2016 Education Next survey, nearly twice as m
Read MoreMy Daughter and I Are Chicanas From East L.A. Who Believed in ‘Si Se Puede’ 8 Years Ago and Still Do Now
Yesterday, on International Girls Day, I went to Washington, D.C., with my teen daughter as we were invited to the White House. I’ve been blessed to be inv
Read MoreNAACP, Don’t End Up on the Wrong Side of History
The NAACP has always stood for hope, promise, equality and a brighter future. But now it stands in the way of those very things. A proposed moratorium on c
Read MoreWhy Are We Still Asking ‘Is School Choice the Black Choice’ When We Know It Is?
“Is School Choice the Black Choice?” was the question on hand at a panel discussion in D.C. on Wednesday night moderated by TV One News’ Roland Martin, but
Read MoreAs NAACP Vote on Charter Moratorium Nears, Some Background on How Popular and Effective Charter Schools Are for African-American Families
The NAACP National Board has scheduled an Oct. 15 vote on a proposed moratorium on charter schools, which are publicly funded, accessible and accountable s
Read MoreHow Chicago’s Noble Network Pioneered High School Innovation at Scale
If you set foot on campus at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, the Land of Lincoln’s flagship four-year school, 1 of every 5 Black and Latino
Read MoreStriking Is the Most Morally Broke and Opposite-of-Woke Thing Chicago Teachers Could Do
Here we are again. The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) has voted to go nuclear and strike in an attempt to settle labor-management disputes over compensation
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