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Archive - July 2017

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How About Pro-Teacher Teachers Unions?

July 31, 2017
by Sharif El-Mekki
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I am reposting Peter Cunningham’s recent blog. Peter is the Executive Director of Education Post, a Chicago-based non-profit communications organization supporting efforts to improve public education. On August 1, Celine...

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We Can Save You, But You Must Leave Your Community

July 28, 2017
by Sharif El-Mekki
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Recently I had the honor of speaking at the National Network of State Teachers of the Year conference. It was great to be in a room with so many accomplished educators who have been recognized by their states as at the top of...

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Rev. Sharpton, That’s Not What You Said When You Visited Our Charter School.

July 26, 2017
by Sharif El-Mekki
4 min read
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“Money is a good servant, but a bad master.” Just like you flip a coin, people can flip-flop on an issue. Especially when there’s money involved. There are those, like Malcolm X, who reinvent themselves through careful...

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Say Her Name Brotha—Ruby Bridges

July 24, 2017
by Sharif El-Mekki
5 min read
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Guest Blogger Dia L. Jones joins Phillys7thWard to respond to Reverend Al Sharpton’s latest shenanigans. “Proud of my sister, Randi Weingarten exposing the history of racism in the mis use of the charter school...

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By Any Means Necessary: What If the Privileged Actually Lived by Malcolm’s Words?

July 21, 2017
by Sharif El-Mekki
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I have noticed that folks love to use quotes like Malcolm X’s famous line. He implored Black people to stop at nothing in the pursuit of freedom and justice. A lot of folks cringed when they heard him say it then. Now, though...

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Honestly, I’m Just Glad Those Kids Survived My First Year of Teaching

July 18, 2017
by Sharif El-Mekki
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As I mark my first quarter century of working in schools, I can’t help but reflect back. Sure, I think about my recent wins and misses as a principal, and how our staff and students fared in 2016-17. But to be honest, what I...

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Longtime Educator Offers Last Rites, Lays to Rest Tired Debate on Public School Choice. Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust…

July 14, 2017
by Sharif El-Mekki
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Guest Blogger Dia L. Jones is here to slay and lay to rest the charter school vs. traditional public school argument – once and for all. Ashes to ashes. Dust to dust…. Dearly Beloved, We are all gathered here today to...

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Don’t Be Fooled, Even Your Liberal Friends Will Try to Suppress the Education of Black Children

July 12, 2017
by Sharif El-Mekki
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Independence. Freedom. Liberation. These synonyms are the most potent forms of human existence. And, for people of color, these concepts remain some of the most elusive. One of the main barriers to liberation is that many white...

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4 Things Every Family Needs: Quality Education, Reading, Scrabble and Malcolm X

July 10, 2017
by Sharif El-Mekki
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“…and watch your back.” That is the last thing my great aunt Maryam would say to any of her children, nephews, or nieces before parting. Her birthday was last week and I have been thinking about her often. Maryam El-Mekki...

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