While much of education world is locked in circular discussions (mostly centered on charter schools) that is bitterly dividing advocates and opponents into
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The 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 MoreThink You Know Who Supports Charter Schools? Here Are 35 Names That Will Surprise You
Each of the 35 smiling faces gracing the cover of our (Education Reform Now’s) new report “A Democratic Guide to Public Charter Schools” is a hero. They ma
Read MoreI Walked My Daughter to School and Here’s What I Learned Along the Way
Recently I joined hundreds of fathers and male mentors at my daughter’s school for their annual “Dads Walk Your Child to School Day.” As I looked around at
Read MoreI May Only Be in Sixth Grade But I Know Peace Starts With My Own Two Feet
Have you ever celebrated or heard of World Peace Day? Well, World Peace Day is an International Day of Peace organized by the United Nations, which is on S
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 MoreThe NAACP Is Old, Large and Wrong, and I’m Feeling Sick, Angry and Fed Up.
It just so happened that I was at the high school fair in Philadelphia when it came over my Twitter feed that the National Association for the Advancement
Read MoreA Message to the NAACP on the Eve of Its Charter Vote: Black Families Want More School Choices
Black families support charter schools. That’s clear from a number of recent surveys on school choice. In the 2016 Education Next survey, nearly twice as m
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