School Choice

How About Pro-Teacher Teachers Unions?

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...

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

“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...

Say Her Name Brotha—Ruby Bridges

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...

Anti-School Choice Folks Love to Champion Students’ Voices, Until They Don’t Like What They Hear

This is a guest post by Austin Gibson. Austin is a junior at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP). I graduated from a west Philadelphia high...

My Anti-School Choice Friends Are Hypocrites When It Comes to Educating Black Children

I have many friends who are staunchly “anti-choice” when it comes to educating  Black children. They are awesome people, folks you would trust with...

Camden Principal Dr. William Hayes on Building Relationships, School Climate and Teamwork

This is a guest post from Tre Johnson, deputy director for JerseyCAN and a leadership member of The Fellowship–Black Male Educators for Social Justice. It...

More Black Political Power Should Mean Better Schools for Black Kids. It Hasn’t.

At times, Black people, like any group battered and oppressed by the state, may celebrate any perception of forward motion. Folks scour social media...

Celebrating Philadelphia’s Sen. Anthony Williams: A 2017 Champion for Charters and Choice for Families

As an early-career teacher, there were people who made some real contributions to my classroom’s culture and instruction. Obviously, some were teacher coaches and...

The Second Great Migration for Black Families Is Embracing School Choice

Like hundreds of thousands of Black families, my paternal grandmother and several of her relatives participated in the Great Migration, one of the most...

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