Before You Oppose Vouchers, You Should Know that D.C.’s Opportunity Scholarships Are Changing My Kids’ Lives

This post is part of a series on the issue of vouchers and private school choice. With the Trump administration’s vows to expand school choice, many states

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Why I Feel Like ‘The Spook Who Sat by the Charter School Door’

I am the fly in the school reform buttermilk. An outsider, now marginally on the inside, trying to plot the revolution. Young, gifted and Black, I founded

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How Teaching a Liberal Education Will Help Our Students Move Past Prejudice and Embrace Our Common Humanity

In 1952, as the world continued to take stock of the devastation wrought by authoritarian regimes, a coalition of prominent universities and preparatory sc

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You Can’t Just Trust Your Instincts, You Actually Have to Go Ask the Parents What They Think

“In God we trust. All other bring data.” —W. Edward Demming   Right now, our school, Nashville Classical Charter School, is planning to open a middle schoo

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Who Needs Selective Enrollment When Your Neighborhood High School Has an IB Program

This is a stressful time for many urban eighth-grade students and parents who are considering high school options, and hearing from public schools about ac

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In the Fall of 1978, I Got on a Bus From My White Neighborhood and Learned That Separate Is Not Equal

To commemorate Black History Month, Education Post is featuring stories from parents, students and educators that connect past to present in the continued

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#MyBlackHistory: Black Families Like Mine Are Fed Up With the Public School System and Choosing Home Schooling

To commemorate Black History Month, Education Post is featuring stories from parents, students and educators that connect past to present in the continued

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Farah’s #MyBlackHistory: How Getting Her First ‘A’ Changed the Course of Her Life

To commemorate Black History Month, Education Post is featuring stories from parents, students and educators that connect past to present in the continued

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These Teachers Are Not Here for Betsy DeVos But If Confirmed, They Want Her to Listen

Educators for Excellence does not endorse or oppose candidates for elected or appointed office, but we do amplify the positions of our members. More than 9

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