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Black Organizations and Philanthropists Are Secretly Meeting to Create a Plan for Radically Changing Public Schools

October 21, 2018
by Citizen Stewart
6 min read
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Theodore Roosevelt famously said: “Do what you can, with what you’ve got, where you are.” According to a message I just received, some of our most prominent black leaders are about to put that saying into action on behalf...

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The Role of Our Fathers in Developing the Next Generation of Readers and Dreamers

August 29, 2018
by Nosakhere Griffin-El
6 min read
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Dr.  Nosakhere Griffin-El is a former student of mine at John P. Turner Middle School. He is dedicated to increasing the literacy rates of our youth and I am honored that he has joined our community of writers on...

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To Future White Teachers, Here’s a Resource Guide So You Don’t Have to Ask Your Co-Workers to Explain Racism

August 12, 2018
by Tom Rademacher
7 min read
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Tom Rademacher penned an open letter to white teachers on Education Post’s blog page. Yes, I’m addressing you directly as White teachers. That may feel uncomfortable. You’re going to have to get over that, or this is...

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

August 8, 2018
by Sharif El-Mekki
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Robert Parker, a veteran educator, calls out college exam proctors for attempting to marginalize some of his students. In this open letter, Robert confronts the proctors and challenges them to improve their mindsets about Black...

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

August 6, 2018
by Zachary Wright
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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 nearly half the teachers in Los Angeles’...

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Students of Color Are Still Having Their Innocence Snatched, Slammed, and Shot Out of Them

August 4, 2018
by Sharif El-Mekki
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Shanita Hubbard recently wrote a piece in the NY Times that should serve as a further wakeup call for the white folks who don’t see color, avoid raising their kids in a way that teaches them about race and racism, and the Black...

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

July 31, 2018
by Citizen Stewart
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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 few word-bytes in it are restating flimsy...

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How My School Helped Me Find My Way in America, Raise Two Children and Be the First in My Family to Graduate

July 22, 2018
by Sharif El-Mekki
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During my last trips to visit family in Rwanda and the Congo, I was able to connect with countless people who are working on reconciliation from a war that ravaged the area, and improving education for those who were unable to...

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Ninety-six Percent of Pennsylvania’s Teachers are White. Damn.

June 29, 2018
by Sharif El-Mekki
5 min read
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Imagine a doctor knowing vital, life-saving information about your health, but not sharing it with you. It would be not only unacceptable, it would be grounds for dismissal. Choosing not to act, when the data shows that the...

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These Girls Are Crushing High School Debate Tournaments With Some #BlackGirlGenius Along the Way

June 10, 2018
by Sharif El-Mekki
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Everyone who knows me well, knows my deep desire to have a stellar debate program at my school. Either as a standing class, an extra-curricular program. Something. So, this article gave me deep satisfaction (and forlorn regret...

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