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Oh, this board meeting will be interesting. The auditorium is filled with folks who are geared up for a showdown. All have matching blue shirts in solidari

I’m five hours into facilitating a professional development on race for a group of teachers.  Overall, the morning was positive: everyone has remained enga

I wanna talk about three things: movements, public education and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s words foreshadowing what would be an ongoing and urgent fight

My hometown of Chicago has touted itself as a progressive city for many years. We’ve stood firm in our position as a sanctuary city and recently moved towa

As a Minnesotan, February is a signal that the warmth of spring is so close yet so far away (seriously, last Thursday the high was two degrees!). And as so

AP (advanced placement) classes are designed for students to fail.  In 2018, just over 50% of New York City public school students who took one or more AP

Lakisha Young is the executive director of The Oakland REACH. Her work began through witnessing the disparities faced by Black and Brown students, includin

A few nights ago the CEO for Baltimore Public Schools joined my colleagues on the 8 Black Hands podcast to discuss her efforts to improve that city’s class

In schools across America, Black and Latino students are being pushed into less advanced courses, while their White peers reap the benefits of taking advan