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Too often in education, policy wonks and researchers (like me) talk about an issue in ways that bear little resemblance to the way it plays out on the grou

Way back in 2004, long before the Obama administration implemented Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), I studied Spanish with Yesica, a woman fr

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

Neerav Kingsland, in my estimation, is one of the premier thinkers (and doers) in the field. His notion of “relinquishment” as an organizing strategy for d

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKDhb8iYzAM Video Series: Black Male Educators SpeakIn partnership with Education Post, the Campaign for Black Male Achieve

“You’re from Chicago—you can’t tell us anything about Nashville!” This is what I’m expecting to hear from the anti-reform people who read this blog. But th

I read too many education arguments for my own good. It’s a known issue in my household. The argument I find most cringe-inducing is the fight over charter

My journey in the world of education started as a freshman at Howard University. Although I was a political science major, I always held a very strong inte

The other day I had the honor of attending a luncheon and panel discussion about our failure to provide equitable schooling here in Illinois. It was an imp