Accountability

We Must Reclaim the Soul of Teaching

There has been a persistent habit in education to describe teaching as a calling. I understand where that language comes from. I have felt...

A Viral “Can You Read?” Moment Shows It Takes a Village To Get Our Youth Literate

A senior at Preparatory Charter High School in South Philadelphia walked through his school with an index card and asked classmates to read a...

A School Community’s Role In the Revolution

Principals are always in the middle. They navigate the space between parents and teachers and between teachers and students. They mediate the messages of district...

We Can’t Allow AI To Erode Young People’s Critical Thinking Skills

There is a particular kind of danger that does not arrive with force. It settles in quietly through normalization, embedding itself in the everyday...

Students Win When Principals and Parents Work Together

I believe the greatest untapped opportunity in our schools is the partnership between parents and principals. As someone who has experience in both roles, I...

Your Child Got the “Bad” Teacher, Now What?

In my decade as a school leader, I can count on one hand the number of times parents met with me because they had...

Three Ways To Tell if Your Kids Have a Good Principal

Before writing this post, I asked my sons what a principal does. Their responses sounded straight out of television’s Abbott Elementary with tasks like checking...

Recruiting More Teachers Won’t Fix A Broken Education System

On January 30, 2026, the Philadelphia Citywide Talent Coalition announced a $200,000 recruitment campaign to help fill nearly 2,000 projected teacher vacancies for the...

What Malcolm X Taught Me About Education

Malcolm X would have turned 100 years old tomorrow, May 19, 2025. The reflections and honoring of Malcolm's birthday and legacy is worldwide, and...

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