Teaching

“Mr. Wright, are you racist?” “Absolutely,” I said. “I’m a White man in America. What else could I be?” So began a piece I wrote recently that has garnered

Why, for so many, is access to an education that recognizes the science of reading limited to private programs? My son experienced this as a reader struggl

Just before winter break, my various timelines were awash with pictures of a young man forced to have his hair cut by a wrestling referee. You’ve no doubt

Low-income and minority students are not being challenged nearly as much as their White peers in high school, according to a new study produced by TNTP, a

“Mr. Wright, are you racist?” My West Philadelphia classroom, which had been filled with the sounds of shuffling papers, squeaking chairs, and the quintess

School districts around the country are doing away with homework, according to the latest education headlines. But research clearly shows that the solution

One of my resolutions for this new year is to think outside of silos and to start connecting the dots between the wide, disparate, and interwoven factors w

After a year like this one, I’ve spent a lot of time reflecting and questioning how so many injustices can still exist in our nation today. Just think abou

Everyday moments have the power to transform our thinking around the most important ideas in education. I was stopped cold in my tracks by just such a mome