Recently, my grandmother reminded me that we have too many luxuries in schools. Though we consider these necessities today for elders like my grandmother,
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My Son Has Autism and This School Taught Him to Say ‘Mom’
At 5, my son, Niko, was still in diapers. He didn’t know how to communicate. He wouldn’t let anyone touch him. I was afraid for him to learn new skills bec
Read MoreIf You’re Going to Argue About Reforming School Discipline, at Least Use Facts
The false debate over discipline reform continues raging with this misleading piece in USA Today from Gail Heriot, a University of San Diego law professor
Read MoreCoffee Break: Colorado’s Parents Are a Force to Be Reckoned With and This Organization Is Making Sure We Know It
If the founders of Transform Education Now (TEN) have their way, the parents of Colorado’s school kids will be the newest force to be reckoned with in 2018
Read MoreFor This D.C. Teacher, There’s Still Hope But Again It’s Deferred
“Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.”—Proverbs 13:12 These days when you hear about D.C. Public Schools (DCPS),
Read MoreRapper Vic Mensa Says We Need More Therapists in Schools Not Guns
In a recent video with ATTN, rapper Vic Mensa makes the case for combating gun violence in schools with more therapists, not cops. “Instead of adding more
Read MorePrincipals Can’t Build Strong Schools When They Have to Spend So Much Time on Discipline
Recently, East Providence High School’s wrestling team was caught with alcohol, drugs and vaping products on a team trip. As punishment, the wrestling seas
Read MoreIllinois’ Race for Governor Is a Competition on Who Can Be the Most Silent on Education
Here in Illinois our governor will either be a Democratic billionaire businessman philanthropist or a Republican multi-millionaire businessman philanthropi
Read MoreBlack Children Being Harvested for Profit and Charitable Rappers are Fueling My Hope and Outrage This Week
Outrage: Black Children Are Being Farmed Like Cotton “Black children are the new cotton, people are trying to harvest them for their per pupil funding.”—Wo
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