Earlier this month, in these pages, Philadelphia writer Ernest Owens argued that we should cancel Black History Month and instead “recognize black history — and...
A growing body of research is beginning to confirm what many stakeholders in the mid-Atlantic region already recognize: teacher diversity matters. Research shows that increasing the...
Teaching in Philly is hard.
Five billion dollars are necessary to complete all outstanding repairs in our buildings. Teachers reach into their own pockets for...
I didn't need the new John Hopkins University study to tell me black teachers matter. Diverse teachers, diverse leadership and diverse school cultures create higher expectations,...
One teacher reflects on what he and other white educators need to understand as they work to build anti-racist practices and identities.
Last year, I...
In the 1860s, Black Codes, including vagrancy and loitering laws, were established to prevent black people, particularly black men, from coming together. These Black...
