Since the release of the blistering Johns Hopkins report on the Providence Public Schools, the new state education commissioner, Angélica Infante Green, an
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A California Charter School Gave Me a Lifeline. Don’t Take That Away From Other Students.
If charter schools had been an option when I was young, I believe my mom would have been wise to choose them for me, given all I went through in those year
Read MoreHow This Music Program Is Helping Incarcerated Youth Tell Their Stories
More than 60,000 young people are incarcerated in secure facilities, residences and group homes, learning in alternative education settings designed to kee
Read MoreI Never Thought College Was a Possibility, but With My Parents’ Support Everything Changed
It is the week before my high school graduation. The final days and hours are ticking away, and I am anxiously awaiting the moment I hear my name, NDRE Tho
Read MoreStarting a Debate Team Helped Unlock My Students’ Potential and It Can Do the Same for Yours
After teaching middle and high school history for almost 15 years, I believe deeply that rigorous history education has the potential to empower young peop
Read MoreHigh School Graduate Tatiana Amaya on Raising Student Voice and Claiming a Seat at the Table
Often, you hear about leaders, far earlier than you meet them. Sitting in a café near the school where I lead as principal, Mastery-Shoemaker, I was approa
Read MoreFixing School Discipline Policies Requires Listening and Looking at the Data
Research tells us that despite past efforts of educators and education advocates, Black and Latinx students are still consistently suspended at disproporti
Read MoreTo Defeat Implicit Bias, Try Project-Based Learning
Project-based learning is a very powerful practice for accelerating important learning for Black, Brown, and low-income kids. It provides “voice and choice
Read MoreI Didn’t Think I’d Ever Be Able to Afford College, But Now I Have a Full Ride to Brown
Growing up in Houston, I knew I was capable enough for college. I earned straight A’s in high school and possessed an insatiable drive to move beyond simpl
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