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
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Coffee Break: New Orleans’ Ben Kleban on Saying Goodbye to the School Board You Used to Know and Looking to the Future
Say goodbye to the New Orleans school board you used to know. When Senate Bill 432—which called for a return of certain Recovery School District (RSD) scho
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 MoreWhy Are We Still Asking ‘Is School Choice the Black Choice’ When We Know It Is?
“Is School Choice the Black Choice?” was the question on hand at a panel discussion in D.C. on Wednesday night moderated by TV One News’ Roland Martin, but
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
Read MoreHow Chicago’s Noble Network Pioneered High School Innovation at Scale
If you set foot on campus at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, the Land of Lincoln’s flagship four-year school, 1 of every 5 Black and Latino
Read MoreAs NAACP Vote on Charter Moratorium Nears, Some Background on How Popular and Effective Charter Schools Are for African-American Families
The NAACP National Board has scheduled an Oct. 15 vote on a proposed moratorium on charter schools, which are publicly funded, accessible and accountable s
Read More3 Reasons I’m Missing Teachers Union Legend Al Shanker Right About Now
Three recent experiences have served to remind me how much I miss—and how much the country and the cause of better education were diminished by the loss of
Read MoreFacebook Is Teaming Up With District and Charter Schools to Make High School a Little Less Boring
In his new book about charter schools, The Founders, Richard Whitmire makes a simple assertion in Chapter 15: “High school is boring.” And judging from the
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