Dear America, We must do better. After too many highly-publicized murders of Black men at the hands of police, I am reminded of how much further we have to
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Guess What, Equity and Equality Are Not the Same Thing
Two years ago in an Education Trust article, Blair Mann outlined the difference between equity and equality when it comes to student funding and why they a
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 MoreTeachers Unions Must Stop Standing With Republicans Against Closing the Equity ‘Loophole’ in Title I Funding
The Obama administration is trying to end a longstanding bit of systemic inequity in the public schools, but his officials are facing the stiff arm from an
Read MoreThis Is the Summer of Race and Equity in Education
Ever since I can remember, each summer has had a theme, an idea that connects events and experience. Sometimes it’s as simple as “the summer of naps” or “t
Read MoreHere’s What I Learned as the Token Latino Student in College
Looking back at my experience as a first-generation college student, I admittedly had no clue what I was doing. I nodded my head and asked questions withou
Read MoreYou Can’t Talk About Education Reform Without Talking About Social Justice
In the bubble of the education reform world, everyone is (still) talking about Robert Pondiscio’s essay, The Left’s Drive to Push Conservatives Out of Educ
Read More‘Opting In’ to a Public Education System That Works
Over the past year, there has been a lot of attention paid to the “opt-out” movement growing in pockets across U.S. public schools. Indeed, it’s a signific
Read MoreThe Work Ahead for Our New Education Secretary John King
With Senate confirmation of John King as U.S. education secretary, the Obama team has just 10 more months to advance its history-making education reform ag
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