Betsy DeVos, The Grinch That Stole Civil Rights

Outrage: The White House Doesn’t Care About Black Kids I wanted to go into my vacation and the holidays on a high note. But, leave it to Trump and his peop

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This Has Been a Different Type of School Year

Engage. Enrich. Educate. That is what we, the educators at Phoenix Charter Academy in Chelsea, Massachusetts, set out to do while embarking on a different

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Strong Student Relationships Aren’t Just Beneficial, They’re Essential

As educators, we have each had the pleasure of teaching at least one “challenging” student. Some of us have had the privilege of educating the “challenging

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Excellence Is Not a ‘White Thing’

“Mom, the kids at school said I act White,” my daughter told me one afternoon a few weeks ago. I asked her why. “Because I do my work, the way I talk and b

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Stop Trying to ‘All Lives Matter’ the Black Struggle for Educational Justice

Outrage: White People Won’t Be Satisfied Until We Make Our Struggle About Them I get tired of people trying to “All Lives Matter” my advocacy—especially Wh

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If We Really Want to Change Our Schools, We Need to Get Real About What’s Happening in Them

Thirteen years after Hurricane Katrina and the reunification of all schools under the governing of Orleans Parish School Board (OPSB), we are still having

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Young Indigenous Native American Woman standing in a field.

America Has Always Used Schools as a Weapon Against Native Americans

Native students around the country still languish in failing schools and often face worse outcomes than their White, Black and Latino peers.

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If You’re Going to Teach Culturally Diverse Students, You Have to Check Your Worldview

Often, there are instances in multicultural education that teachers are flat-out not ready for. Situations that can arise teaching low-income or students o

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If You’re Black and Low-Income in Oakland, You Have to Fight for the Right to a Good School

Every family should have the right to a good school for their kids. But it turns out that if you’re Black and low-income in Oakland, you have to organize a

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