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Great Teachers Allow Black Parents To Breathe

With summer underway and students settled into break, it is worth recognizing the deep sigh of relief for Black families at this time of...

It’s up to You to Hold Your School Board Accountable

A few years ago, my son brought home his 6th progress report and I had to ask myself how a school system that spends...

Our Kids Need Us to Fight For Black History In Schools

As a student, Black history gave me a sense of pride and belonging in my community, even though my knowledge was nowhere near as...

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...

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...

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...

Teaching Behind the Lines: Fugitive Leadership and the Limits of Professionalism in Education

“Many of us use the idea that ‘I am a professional’ as an excuse to not become humanly concerned or politically concerned with our...

Villains in the Eyes of Injustice: Why Black Educators Who Teach Truth Are Feared

Throughout American history, Black educators who dare to teach truth have found themselves thrust into the center of a societal storm, vilified as boogeymen...
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