At 3-years-old I began school and could read fluently. Despite my mother telling my teachers that I could read since I was 2, they refused to believe I cou
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This Can Be the Biggest Change We See With More Unionized Charters: Getting Everyone Focused on Quality and Equity
Oakland blogger Dirk Tillotson wrote this provocative piece suggesting that unions and charters could actually be good for each other. Currently, about 12
Read MoreI Want to Talk About What Betsy DeVos Isn’t Going to Do for Black Students
The school choice debate has perhaps never been more central to the national conversation than right now. With the NAACP’s recent call for a moratorium on
Read MoreBlack, Proud and Pro-School Choice: Sorry, I’m Not Sorry
In ratifying a resolution to issue a moratorium on charter schools, the NAACP—despite its storied history of defending the civil rights of Black and Brown
Read MoreHe Was a Struggling High Schooler, Now He’s Headed to Division I
Last Tuesday, Marvin Nesbitt, Jr., a senior at Butler College Prep, became the first Noble Network of Charter Schools student to commit to playing NCAA Div
Read MoreYou Might Be Surprised Who’s Trying to Hold Charter Schools Accountable in Los Angeles
Yesterday, the California Charter Schools Association (CCSA) made a public call for non-renewal of six charter schools. The statement said that these schoo
Read MoreHere’s What I Told My Black Students to Remember Now That Trump Is President
The morning after the election, Philadelphia was fresh off a six-day public transit strike. Now our students, who had demonstrated high levels of grit and
Read MoreWho Won Last Night’s Election? Not the Kids.
By any measure, last night was a tough night for pro-education reform Democrats. Defying expectations and the polls, Republican Donald Trump was elected Pr
Read MoreYes, I am a Suburban White Mom and I Did Just Go There With Race and Charter Schools
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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