I am a former school leader and a current educational strategist who works with charter leaders from all across New Orleans. Together, we have been thinkin
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Don’t Let Them Fool You: The FCC Has Done Nothing New to Connect Kids
They almost had me. After weeks and weeks of working and fighting for the FCC to guarantee the educational rights of low-income families by compelling inte
Read MoreNow Is the Time to Reimagine Education for Students of Color
Everybody’s waiting on the day when things will go back to normal. Not me. Don’t get me wrong—I’m all the way over COVID-19. Tired of talking about it and
Read MoreOur Kids Can’t Go Back to School Right Now, So We Need to Make Sure They’re Connected
Once again, our kids and communities are going to be hit hardest when the last respiratory droplet of the coronavirus dries up. That’s what I thought to my
Read MoreThis Is What Education Activism Looks Like During COVID-19
When you go back in history and look at who was leading the charge in the fight for liberation, it was always a person—or a group of seemingly crazy but br
Read MoreMillions of Low-Income Students Are Being Denied Access to Internet
Access to public education is now a fundamental right. All 50 states mandate public education in their state constitutions. Once states made public educati
Read MoreCharter Schools May Be Leading the Way During Covid-19
Last week I looked at the stark disparities in the quality of online instruction offered to children during the COVID-19 school closures, comparing Princet
Read MoreIt Should Not Take a Pandemic to Ensure That Every Child Has Food
Kasserianingera, this is a greeting of the Masai people of Africa, simply translated as, “And how are the children?” Because the Masai place their children
Read MoreThe Inequity Between Students Isn’t New, COVID-19 Is Just Bringing It to Light
During World War II, riding out the Blitz in his native London, theologian and fantasy author C. S. Lewis wrote, “The war creates no absolutely new situati
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