Accountability

An Open Letter To the ACT Exam Proctors Who Attempted To Marginalize Black Students

Robert Parker, a veteran educator, calls out college exam proctors for attempting to marginalize some of his students. In this open letter, Robert confronts...

When Students Aren’t Proficient in Reading or Math, It Isn’t a Shame, It’s Violence

I’ve written about teacher accountability before, but I recently read a few things that got me thinking. The first was a report out of Los Angeles that showed that...

It’s Not Standardized Tests That Educators Hate, It’s Accountability

Education Week likes to frustrate me in the morning. Reading their article today about the retreat of the anti-testing suburban opt-out movement, I should have been happy, but a...

Thank You to All the Teachers Who Know That We Can’t Have Equity Without Love

When I heard of Abdul Wright, the 2017 Minnesota Teacher of the Year, I knew I needed him to speak at our inaugural Black...

I’ve Got Some Extra Teacher Appreciation for Those Teachers Who Are Uplifting Our Black and Brown Students

This week was Teacher Appreciation Week, one of my favorite weeks. After all, it honors a profession that should be considered one of the...

The Implicit Racial Bias of White Teachers Is Affecting the Educational Attainment of African American Boys

Of my twenty-five plus years working with and on behalf of children, about eight of those years were spent in schools where 99.9 percent...

Educators: Are The Schools We “Love” Good Enough For Our Own Children?

Some of the most contentious decisions in a city often involve schools that are struggling - many for generations. While everyone can give solutions...

If You’re an Educator Who Thinks We Need to Hold Parents Accountable, You Need to Do Some Soul Searching

Time and time again, I’ve heard educators say that the lack of parental engagement in their schools is what is holding them back. But, when...

What Does A School Turnaround Look Like?

Hildebrand Pelzer III, the principal of a public school, lays out the hard, slow work of improvement—and what it takes to turn schools around. On...
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