Math

Nylah Newkirk, Da´Montae Neclos and Dionte Edmonds fall out laughing while describing the unforgettable morning when their math teacher taught them about q

Here in Minneapolis, the word around town is that South High was designed by a guy who had spent his whole career designing prisons. There are thick concre

It is time for us to step up and implement more STEM-focused programs in the most underserved communities. Every child—regardless of race, gender or ZIP code—must have the chance to succeed.

In a recent blog post, Michael Petrilli asked an excellent question wondering why more districts aren’t picking highly rated curricula. I’m glad Petrilli g

Sometimes no progress represents real progress, especially when you’re talking about an urban school district roiled by financial woes and a national exam

The day that I ended my career as a teacher, I woke up as a parent. I had taught for 15 years and I’d reached a career high, but still, I quit. The money w

The other day I had the honor of attending a luncheon and panel discussion about our failure to provide equitable schooling here in Illinois. It was an imp

What I loved about Solorio was that I really got to know the teachers. Teachers wouldn’t talk down to us. It wasn’t lecture style. We would learn as much a

Math is/was/always will be my worst subject. It doesn’t matter if it’s factorials (good God, what?), statistics (it looks easy but it’s not), or even somet