School Choice

Black America, It’s Time We Take the Education of Our People Into Our Own Hands

Last week marked 64 years since the Supreme Court ended segregation in our schools. The Brown v. Board of Education ruling overturned Plessy v. Ferguson—the...

Educators: Are The Schools We “Love” Good Enough For Our Own Children?

Some of the most contentious decisions in a city often involve schools that are struggling - many for generations. While everyone can give solutions...

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

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...

Hollywood Takes On Philadelphia Schools — And Fails

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...

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

“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...

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

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...

Communities Need Districts and Charters to Collaborate More and Compete Less

Human nature often finds us pointing the finger at others, while absolving ourselves of blame. While we often tell students, “When you point a...

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

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...

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

Many of my conscious Black friends shared their reflections about seeing the movie depicting Black folks in a “sunken place.” Well, if Get Out...
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