Poverty

Let me tell you a tale of two schools. As the Georgia Teacher of the Year, I visit countless schools all across Georgia—observing instruction and meeting s

When I was in middle school, it was pretty clear what my teachers thought of me. I was placed in the slow track, literally named the “Delta” group, as oppo

This post generated a lot of thoughtful responses to which the author has written a reflection reconsidering his approach to race in this particular piece.

I first experienced homelessness with my family, then on my own. I was born to a single mother and a father who was absent because of post-traumatic stress

When salary, stress levels and upward mobility are among the top career priorities for millennials, the state of our nation’s teaching profession is more d

Effective early childhood education paves the way for school success and better life chances. This is a well-researched fact. Yet, a high percentage of you

Schools are where we’re supposed to find equal opportunity. Instead we find a sorting system that magnifies inequality. In fact, schools ration out opportu

Two former U.S. secretaries of education, Margaret Spellings, who served under President George W. Bush, and Arne Duncan, who served under President Barack

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