opportunity gap

Outrage: White People Won’t Be Satisfied Until We Make Our Struggle About Them I get tired of people trying to “All Lives Matter” my advocacy—especially Wh

On this day in Montgomery, Alabama, 63 years ago, Black people strategically rebelled against one of White supremacy’s ‘systems.’ That day, Black folks got

Our Black boys aren’t served by the education system. Period. So many of them are sent right into the correctional industry. But that could be changing tha

One of the best baseball movies I’ve seen is “Moneyball” with Brad Pitt. There’s this scene where Pitt’s character had just brought in an economics wiz and

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

Politics and education are two of my favorite subjects. It’s neat when I have an opportunity to combine them. I recently listened to a speech by Gloria Lad

When it comes to school choice, opportunity in theory isn’t enough. We must ensure that families have the know-how to exercise choice wisely and that stude

“I could never make it there,” they said. “I am just not smart enough,” they explained. Those were some of the comments I heard from students in my high sc

To commemorate Black History Month, Education Post is featuring stories from parents, students and educators that connect past to present in the continued