As a young man growing up on the East Side of Compton, California, I never quite understood my place in my community or society. I identified as an Asian A
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Why We’ve Got to Talk About Race If We Want to Achieve Education Equity
Our inability as a nation to engage in difficult conversations about race has left us with a lack of agreement on how to define equity. Yes, equity is abou
Read MoreMost of My Students Didn’t Know Any College Graduates But That’s Not Stopping Them From Going to College
“I can’t believe they picked me.” That’s what Keaton Hall, a senior at Uncommon Schools Rochester Prep High School, said to me on FaceTime when he called m
Read MoreReal Educational Equity Isn’t Going to Just Happen in Schools
Those of us in the education and learning fields are focused on developing ways to reduce the persistent educational inequities that harm low-income studen
Read MoreMy High School Was an Unusual Place, But It Was the Perfect Fit for Me
Most runners will tell you that finding the perfect pair of running shorts constitutes a special and all too rare victory. As a runner myself, I have exper
Read MoreWhy Meek Mill’s Release From Prison Matters More to Your Students Than You Think
The enslavement, segregation and brutality of Black communities has been the bloody heirloom to White America for centuries. And the prison-industrial comp
Read MoreCoffee Break: PowerMyLearning’s Elisabeth Stock on How Personalized Learning Involves the Whole Family
Elisabeth Stock has been at the education game for decades as the head of PowerMyLearning, a nonprofit focused on personalized learning. I recently chatted
Read MoreA Raise Is Nice, But Teachers Have an Opportunity to Fight for Something Even Bigger
The wave of teacher protests in the nation’s heartland are turning much-needed attention to the desperately under-resourced public school systems of many s
Read MoreMy Students Who Fight for Social Change Hold a Special Place in My Heart
As teachers, there are few things more inspiring and gratifying than seeing the success of students who have left our classrooms and ventured off into the
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