student achievement

WHAT WE GOT WRONG: When I returned to Education Post in May, my charge was to help us clarify our vision and set us in a new direction. I thought a lot about what would be the cardinal question to help us stay focused on what matters most, and that question became the headline for my weekly communications: “How are the children?”

About six years ago, my spouse and I found a home we could afford in a nice working-class neighborhood, near our families, with decent schools. At the time

Around the country, schools that initially impress observers with high overall test scores often lose their luster upon closer examination, when inequities

WHAT WE GOT WRONG: Congratulations, America! You’ve once again managed to provide the shittiest public education for Black students and families. So as we close out this decade and enter a new year, I’ve taken the liberty of highlighting some of these moments, policies and practices that have upheld your deep-rooted oppression!

As a child in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, I did not have a good experience in school. My teachers did not understand my ADHD, and I was labeled the “dumb kid.”

WHAT WE GOT WRONG: There’s a major force in the education world that has attempted to claim ownership over the term “equity.”

As he moves around his seventh grade math classroom, Aurum Preparatory Academy (“Aurum Prep”) teacher, Salif Doubare, is crackling with energy. He’s tall,

For educators, equity has become an industry. They are offered tons of data, research and training on how to build equity in district-run schools. But with

For decades, parents and charter school administrators have cultivated best practices to build inclusive, welcoming and student-centered school communities