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In The Corona Chaos, There’s An Opportunity To Advance The Banner For Educational Justice

If you take the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, add the massive Black-white wealth gap, and then mix in America’s ungodly lack of social safety nets; Black...

Does Your District Have A Blueprint To Reopen Schools (When It Is Safe)?

When schools reopen in the fall, they will look very different than the schools children left in the spring. There will likely be masks,...

The Response to Brown vs Board of Education Didn’t Provide The Equity We Needed. What Will The “Response” to COVID-19 Deliver?

Does Brown v. Board of Education represent a historical event or an ongoing national journey? As we mark the 66th anniversary of the monumental decision that...

My Child Is Being Left Behind During This National Crisis. Are Yours?

As a disability advocate and a parent of a child with autism, I’m hearing stories from other parents of children with autism that break...

Some Of You Can Only Imagine How My Day Was As A Black Male Educator

I’ve had May 8 circled on my calendar since the fall. Today was supposed to be College Signing Day in Philadelphia, or as it was...

Why Does It Take A Pandemic For People To Address Students’ Food Insecurities?!

Kasserianingera, this is a greeting of the Masai people of east Africa, simply translated as, “And how are the children?” Because the Masai place...

Grading Policies During Covid-19 are Cheating Kids!

This article takes on the ridiculous stance that all students should receive a grade of A during the pandemic. Students should get the grades...

Teaching Black Children (Well) Is A Revolutionary Act

Late this winter, just before the world turned upside down, we sat down with two people we admire. Sharif El-Mekki, 26-year veteran educator, founded the...

High School Seniors: We Are Suffering Through This Pandemic. Don’t Make Underclassmen Suffer A Second Pandemic When Schools Reopen

We are members of the Class of 2020. In the last few weeks, you’ve heard about us as the class who won’t get to...

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