In his latest burst of fragging, conservative school reformer Robert Pondiscio recently argued that social justice-minded school reformers have only themse
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Saving Boston’s Public School Children: Vote ‘Yes’ on Question 2
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Read MoreBlack People Have Tried the ‘Trust Me’ Relationship With Public Education for 150 Years, It’s Time For Something New
Let’s suppose there are two sides of the education debate that use similar tactics to discredit their opponents, and to acquire Black voices that give cred
Read MoreThe NAACP Sold Out to the Highest Bidder a Long Time Ago
This month the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) ratified a resolution to place a national moratorium on public charter sc
Read MoreBefore You Get Rid of ‘No Excuses’ Discipline, Hear Me Out
I’m concerned about the growing backlash against what are referred to as “no excuses” schools. Too often, critics depict overly-rigid approaches to discipl
Read MoreI’m a Card-Carrying Member of the NAACP and I Want to Apologize to Black Parents
I owe you an apology. I watched you show up in Cincinnati, Ohio for the NAACP’s national board meeting, yearning to be heard by board members, prior to the
Read MoreMy Daughter and I Are Chicanas From East L.A. Who Believed in ‘Si Se Puede’ 8 Years Ago and Still Do Now
Yesterday, on International Girls Day, I went to Washington, D.C., with my teen daughter as we were invited to the White House. I’ve been blessed to be inv
Read MoreNAACP, Don’t End Up on the Wrong Side of History
The NAACP has always stood for hope, promise, equality and a brighter future. But now it stands in the way of those very things. A proposed moratorium on c
Read MoreI Have One Message for Chicago Public Schools: Our Children Are NOT Bargaining Chips
Yesterday morning, I stood with hundreds of charter public school parents and advocates in the rain outside of Chicago Public Schools’ (CPS) headquarters t
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