How a Dozen Immigrant Parents Organized to Transform Literacy in Their District

How a Dozen Immigrant Parents Organized to Transform Literacy in Their District

Parents’ love for their children is the single greatest—and most underutilized—natural resource in education. I learned this firsthand as a son. My parents

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Black Folks Can Barely Access District Choices. That's Why I Fight for My Grandson's California Charter.

Black Folks Can Barely Access District Choices. That’s Why I Fight for My Grandson’s California Charter.

This Wednesday, the California Senate’s Education Committee will hold a public hearing on a bill that would make local school districts the primary authori

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A California Charter School Gave Me a Lifeline. Don't Take That Away From Other Students.

A California Charter School Gave Me a Lifeline. Don’t Take That Away From Other Students.

If charter schools had been an option when I was young, I believe my mom would have been wise to choose them for me, given all I went through in those year

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Teacher Diversity Matters and Charter Schools in North Carolina Are Getting Results for Students of Color

Teacher Diversity Matters and Charter Schools in North Carolina Are Getting Results for Students of Color

Seth Gershenson’s research on the impact of teacher expectations and their effect on students has made waves across the country. With the support of the Fo

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I Was Bused to School Like Kamala, But Here's the Part She Didn't Talk About

I Was Bused to School Like Kamala, But Here’s the Part She Didn’t Talk About

From kindergarten through eighth grade, I was bused to Frank W. Gunsaulus Scholastic Academy, a magnet school in Chicago’s Brighton Park community. I lived

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Newark Students Deserve Education Champions Who Keep Their Promises

Newark Students Deserve Education Champions Who Keep Their Promises

It’s no secret that education in the city of Newark has had a tumultuous history. It’s a history with a complex narrative—going from a distinguished distri

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When This Chicago School Was on the Verge of Closure, A Visionary Principal Built the Team That Turned It Around

When This Chicago School Was on the Verge of Closure, A Visionary Principal Built the Team That Turned It Around

Back in 2013, when Principal Aaron Rucker first came to Auburn Gresham’s Ryder Elementary, he said someone in the central office warned him: “You’re being

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I'm Not Willing to Trade Fixing Income Inequality for Better Schools. We Need to Do Both.

I’m Not Willing to Trade Fixing Income Inequality for Better Schools. We Need to Do Both.

I don’t know about y’all but I get tired of seeing annual reports basically saying the same thing: Black people in America are suffering. Like this Urban L

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Do We Have to Call in the National Guard to Protect the Civil Rights of Students With Disabilities?

Do We Have to Call in the National Guard to Protect the Civil Rights of Students With Disabilities?

The question must be asked: What do we have to do to get school districts to follow the law and give students who are disabled the services they are legall

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