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Are Educators Liberators or Overseers?

More Black and Brown men have been lynched by the state. It is the American way. And, too many educators look away from and...

Anti-Education Reformers: Make America Great Again

Anti-education reformers are some of the most interesting people I know. They often reminisce about and allude to a time when schools and systems...

Celebrating Charter Schools 25th Anniversary (And Our 10th)

Recently, our School District’s Charter School Office recommended that the School Reform Commission, (Philadelphia’s school board) accepts Shoemaker’s charter renewal application. This means that...

Pennsylvania, Pass HB 530! Dont Limit High Quality Options for Our Students

For many years, the School District of Philadelphia, anti-charter groups, and even high performing charter schools, demanded that charters be held accountable for student...

So, You Want to Serve Philly’s Communities?

The end of a school year appropriately provokes a lot of reflection. Did we reach our goals? Did we remain consistent? What regrets do...

Students: Your Impact On the Fight for Civil Rights Must Be Right Now

Yesterday, I ended my 24th year working with the youth of our city and my 23rd year working directly in schools. I currently have...

Pennsylvania’s Stubborn and “Savage Inequalities”

“Unless we have the wealth to pay for private education, we are compelled by law to go to public school—and to the public school...

Why I Am Asking Black Men To Teach

A few weeks ago, I had the honor of participating in and contributing at the 2016 Summit on Teacher Diversity at the US Department...

Why are over 70% of our Teachers White Females?

There has been a much needed focus on why only 2 percent of our nation’s classroom teachers are Black males. The U.S. Department of...
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