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He Found the Right School for His Son With Autism and It’s Only Because He’s White and Has Money

April 3, 2018
by Zachary Wright
4 min read
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It’s March, and all over the country, students and their families are waiting anxiously to receive emails and letters about the status of school applications; parents furtively asking one another if they’ve received word from...

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Hollywood Takes On Philadelphia Schools — And Fails

January 31, 2018
by Sharif El-Mekki
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By Senator Anthony Williams, David Hardy, & Sharif El-Mekki As native Philadelphians who have pursued careers — as a state legislator, a founder of a local charter school, and a school principal — focused on...

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Dr. King May Have Launched With A Focus On Integration, But That’s Not Where He Landed

January 16, 2018
by Sharif El-Mekki
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“I fear I may have integrated my people into a burning house.” -Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Yesterday, January 15th, we celebrated the Dr. King holiday (which also coincides this year with his actual birthday). While some...

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I’m a Fierce Advocate for Educational Equity. And Then I Had My Own Kid.

December 18, 2017
by Zachary Wright
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For years, I have experienced the world of education through the role of a teacher. I’ve engaged in discussions about fair funding formulas and school segregation. I’ve advocated for access to effective charter schools...

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Communities Need Districts and Charters to Collaborate More and Compete Less

October 27, 2017
by Sharif El-Mekki
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Human nature often finds us pointing the finger at others, while absolving ourselves of blame. While we often tell students, “When you point a finger at others, three fingers are pointed back at you,” adults, at times, fail...

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Stop Berating Black and Brown Parents Over Charters (and Give Your Twitter Fingers a Rest)

October 8, 2017
by Sharif El-Mekki
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My friend, and well-respected veteran educator, Nathan Bowling dedicated a poignant blog to his friends (and Black and Brown families everywhere) who had to face White backlash for doing what they thought was right for their own...

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It’s Time to Get Out of That Sunken Place and Stop Driving Ms. Randi

August 7, 2017
by Sharif El-Mekki
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Many of my conscious Black friends shared their reflections about seeing the movie depicting Black folks in a “sunken place.” Well, if Get Out is anything like the slow-moving train wreck that keeps playing as I watch...

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How About Pro-Teacher Teachers Unions?

July 31, 2017
by Sharif El-Mekki
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I am reposting Peter Cunningham’s recent blog. Peter is the Executive Director of Education Post, a Chicago-based non-profit communications organization supporting efforts to improve public education. On August 1, Celine...

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Rev. Sharpton, That’s Not What You Said When You Visited Our Charter School.

July 26, 2017
by Sharif El-Mekki
4 min read
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“Money is a good servant, but a bad master.” Just like you flip a coin, people can flip-flop on an issue. Especially when there’s money involved. There are those, like Malcolm X, who reinvent themselves through careful...

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Say Her Name Brotha—Ruby Bridges

July 24, 2017
by Sharif El-Mekki
5 min read
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Guest Blogger Dia L. Jones joins Phillys7thWard to respond to Reverend Al Sharpton’s latest shenanigans. “Proud of my sister, Randi Weingarten exposing the history of racism in the mis use of the charter school...

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