Inclusion

In the elementary classroom, teachers often shy away from teaching a more critical viewpoint of “traditional history” for fear of how this shift will be re

“Progressive” is a slippery word. The very term denotes improvement, progress, and thus is by nature a desirable term with which to self-apply. But “progre

Last week I attended a community town hall in Nashville organized by my friend Vesia Hawkins, a relentless and faithful community servant who brought toget

[pullquote position=”right”]Our students want to know more than we are telling them.[/pullquote] I teach a class in which my predominantly White juniors an

“We’re in the fight of our lives,” according to a number of chartered public school educators with whom I met at the recent National Alliance for Public Ch

Another week, another headline about the urgency of jettisoning efforts to improve teaching and learning for all kids and instead laser-focusing on ending

Attacks against private school options are frequent and fervent, but what happens when public school opportunities become the point of confliction? You may

Crossroad Academy Charter School in Quincy, Florida, defies expectations. More than 90% of the school’s 530 students are Black or Hispanic, more than two-t

I recently learned that our building had something really cool happen this school year. A local shoe company donated shoes for students in our building. No