I was in my sophomore year at an all-boys’ Catholic high school in the Bronx the first time I saw a school administrator lay hands on a student. We had a v
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Coffee Break: Talking Pour-Overs, Implicit Bias and Empathy With Seth Gershenson
In 2015, a study showing how implicit bias affects teacher expectations by Seth Gershenson and two colleagues made waves throughout the profession. Gershen
Read MoreJust Imagine Being a Parent at This School Where Your Kid Was Stabbed to Death
I write from a place of privilege today. I have never once worried about the safety of my three children at school. The victim of the fatal school stabbing
Read MoreWhite Families You’re Not Doing My Kids Any Favors By Sending Your Kids to Our School
The big buzz word in New York City education is: Diversity. On October 26, 2017, yet another plan was announced, this time promising to bring diversity to
Read MoreThis Chicago Program Is Making Sure Families Know Their School Options
When we policy wonks talk about school choice, mostly we talk about big-picture ways to make choice more available, like creating charter schools or offeri
Read MoreVIDEO: Meet the Bronx Educator Who Uses Hip-Hop to Teach Science
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-YgBTWUpCk Video Series: Black Male Educators SpeakIn partnership with Education Post, the Campaign for Black Male Achieve
Read MoreDo I Really Have to Live in an All-White Neighborhood for My Kids to Get a Good Education?
I grew up in Queens (St. Albans), New York, and attended Andrew Jackson High School in the early ’90s. My family, who migrated to New York from the island
Read MoreI Didn’t Have Dual-Language Classes When I Immigrated. Maybe That’s a Good Thing.
Earlier this year, I wrote about dual-language programs in New York City schools, and who really benefits from them. Is it the non-English speakers that Ch
Read MoreCoffee Break: Charter Leader Vanessa Rodriguez on the Real Difference-Maker We Should Be Talking About
Vanessa Rodriguez has deep experience working with the students of New York City. She started her career as a bilingual teacher at a Bronx elementary schoo
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