Are We Looking for Oppression Where There Is None?

Ismael Jimenez -
One of my students recently wrote something in a weekly reading reflection that has stayed with me. We had been reading Gholdy Muhammad’s work on criticality, particularly her questions about how students might engage...

Which Struggle Will We Fight for the Education of Black Children?

Accountability
Nikole Hannah-Jones wrote a sentence on Sunday that belongs on the wall of every school that serves Black children. Ten years ago she put...

Our Oppressors Study Our History; We Must Study Harder

Equity and Justice
The start of the school year brings new beginnings. It is also a good time to look back on our past to chart our...

Teaching is Nation-Building: A Love Letter to Former Students Turned Current Educators

Let's Talk About It
Glad tidings arrived a couple weeks ago. Fatima Ponzo — a former student we watched grow up in our school community at Shoemaker Campus...

You Should Hold Both Convictions and Questions About This World

Equity and Justice
As I enter into my 45th year of life, I have been thinking about how little we actually know about this existence while being...

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FEATURE: SCHOOL BOARD

Want to Save Our Country? Run For School Board

Our democracy is in trouble. If you are reading this blog post, you are most likely invested in success of our next generation and...

The Most Powerful Person at a School Board Meeting Is You

The most powerful person at a school board meeting is not the board president or the superintendent. It is each member of the public whose...

Most People Know Almost Nothing About School Boards, That’s Not Okay

It’s probably a safe bet that you do not know what your school board accomplished this past year or what their priorities are. Typically, school...

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