Fraternal twins Kemonte and Kymon Harrington are members of the first graduating class of the Noble Network of Charter Schools’ Hansberry College Prep in C
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Here’s How We ‘Make America Great Again’: Support First-Generation College Students
Rumor has it that someone wants to make America great again. Unfortunately, our country wasn’t always great—many citizens were not seen, heard or valued. M
Read MoreA Chicago Teacher’s Struggle to Get Kids to College in a Culture of Violence and Fear
Not so long ago, I learned that one of my former students, a fun-loving, academically strong kid who is now in high school, had a handgun stashed underneat
Read MoreHelping English-Language Learners Avoid the Summer Slide
Growing up in Denver, my mother made me attend a summer reading program at a public library every year. And every year I endured being made fun of by my cl
Read MoreIt’s Time to Give Charter Schools Equitable Funding
This year’s National Charter Schools Week is an especially poignant celebration as many states are reaching 20th and 25th anniversaries of their charter sc
Read MoreLook, I’m Not the Enemy But Investing in Education Without Accountability Just Doesn’t Work
My recent visit to the Network for Public Education’s annual conference in North Carolina has yielded much fruit. In addition to an extended blog conversat
Read MoreIn Charlotte, Children Still Wear the Garment of Disadvantage
The bustling Southern city of Charlotte, North Carolina, is once again grappling with segregated schools, a problem we had all but conquered nearly 40 year
Read MorePeter Cunningham Reflects on the 2016 Network for Public Education Conference
I arrived in North Carolina for the 2016 conference of The Network for Public Education and the first person I met is the organization’s founder and the in
Read MoreHow to Get Rid of Low Expectations for Students of Color? Anti-Bias Training Might Be the Answer
Kudos to the Seattle Times’ Claudio Rowe and NBC’s Sylvia Cunningham for their coverage of a recent Johns Hopkins study on differences in teachers’ expecta
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