opportunity gap

While partisan politics has once again dominated the headlines this election season, the real stories lie with the thousands of newly-elected local officia

The National Assessment for Education Progress (NAEP)—nicknamed “America’s Report Card”—released their 12th grade scores at the end of October.  The horrif

On the eve of America’s 244th birthday, the critically acclaimed play, “Hamilton,” debuted on Disney+, making the cultural touchstone available to millions

Much of the public discussion about pandemic education has focused on two major questions: How are families handling remote learning? What does safe reopen

Closed mouths don’t get fed. That’s why fellow Chicago activist, Natasha Dunn, and I recently demanded that Chicago Public Schools adopt our Black Student

This has not been the “back to school” we look forward to each year. In these early days of the new school year, it has already been an incredibly difficul

I’m guilty of saying Black boys and girls are failing in school—a good chunk of us are. Going forward, I’m committing to correcting that language and minds

Earlier this week one of my friends posted a Facebook status that said her daughter started distance learning and during one of the class sessions she hear

As we prepare to send our children back to school in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis—a unique and terrible event I hope we never repeat—we cannot miss the