Several years ago I went to Chicago to meet the founder of a newly formed education nonprofit that was still housed in a nondescript, temporary location. O
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Education Post to Welcome Chris Stewart as New CEO
Aims to Re-energize Education Advocates with Focus on Better Student Outcomes Chicago, IL – Education Post, a media project of the Results in Education Fo
Read MoreWhile Betsy Was Trying to Throw the Special Olympics Away, Democrats Were Busy Attacking School Choice
I’m on a mission to call everybody out who’s not working in the best interest of kids, all 2019. On this week’s list is Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos
Read MoreDetroit Charter Leader Chanavia Patterson Knew Her School Had Improved When She Was Ready to Enroll Her Own Kids
Chanavia Patterson always knew she would become a teacher, but she didn’t know she would become an outstanding mentor, coach and principal. In 2013, she ar
Read MoreBetsy DeVos Has a New Plan for School Choice and I Think It Could Work
Choice is more prevalent in our society today than ever before. We make dozens of choices daily that impact our lives as well as the lives of the people ar
Read MoreIt Is No More Progressive to Take Dollars From Teachers Union Lobbyists Than It Is to Take Dollars From the NRA
This is for my fellow progressives and Democrats. Beware those who lambaste charter schools in the name of “public education.” Beware those who decry “priv
Read MoreMashea Ashton Talks Newark, Cory Booker and the Challenges of Launching Her Own School
Mashea Ashton tells the truth, even when it’s hard. Almost three years ago, when she moved to Washington, D.C., to be closer to family, she initially rejec
Read MoreNobody Likes a Teachers Strike. Here’s How We Can Work to Avoid Them.
Nobody likes a teachers strike. I know. I have lived through a number of them. And I’m doing it again this week. My life and my background speak to the imp
Read MoreHosting the Super Bowl Is Nice But Atlanta’s Kids Need a Champion of Excellent Schools
As the mother of 11-year-old twins, I spend every day planning, supporting and coordinating their lives. I have also worked in their school, sat on its boa
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