We Got Rid of ‘No Excuses’ Discipline and Student Achievement Has Never Been Higher

This fall I had the privilege of attending a convening hosted by the U.S. Department of Education on the cultural practices of schools across the United St

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This Historically Black College Is Working With Charter Schools to Prepare Teachers for Success in Louisiana

This Historically Black College Is Working With Charter Schools to Prepare Teachers for Success in Louisiana

On Monday, New Schools for New Orleans joined with Xavier University of Louisiana, to announce the launch of the Norman C. Francis Teacher Residency—a part

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I Go to a Catholic High School and It's Changed My Life

I Go to a Catholic High School and It’s Changed My Life

After spending my elementary and middle school years in public schools, I stumbled upon a private school called Don Bosco Cristo Rey in Washington, D.C., p

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Coffee Break: Lori Barden on What Works Best for Schools and Why More Parents Should Run for Political Office

Lori Barden is a parent of two school-aged boys, Tanner (7) and Will (12), who attend an intentionally diverse public charter school in Rhode Island. She j

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As Long as People Continue to Believe There’s a Post-Racial America, We’ll Never Be Able to ‘Keep It Real’

Black people in general advance American culture. When you look at the history of American music, you need look no further than jazz and hip-hop to see tha

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Four Educators, Three Days, 600 miles, One Mazda, Kids From Five Universities and Infinite Hugs

The Lincoln High School Alumni Support Tour was born from the struggles we saw in our first-generation college students. Over the last decade we’ve built a

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I Was the Smart Black Girl Schooled in a White World But Zip Code Shouldn’t Matter Anymore

So much has already been said about the current election. People are disappointed. People are in shock. People are in fear. As a school leader, I am trying

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Black Teachers Are Tired of Feeling Tolerated. We Want to Feel Empowered, Supported and Celebrated.

Where are all the Black teachers? This is a question I’ve asked myself and others for the last few years now. But it wasn’t until recently that the answer

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I Did Everything I Could to Reach This Student But I Still Lost Him to the Streets

Three years ago this September, Marquise* walked in on the opening day of school at Baker College Prep and carried himself with the quiet confidence of a l

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