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The NAACP Was Founded by White People and It Still Isn’t Looking Out for Black Families

October 12, 2016
by Sharif El-Mekki
4 min read
6 Comments

Some organizations are committed to a cause. Everyone knows exactly what they stand for. Look at Greenpeace—everybody knows that they’re about reducing human harm to the environment. All of Greenpeace’s resources go towards...

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Happy Anniversary, Mastery Charter Schools!

September 21, 2016
by Sharif El-Mekki
7 min read
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Happy Anniversary, Mastery Charter Schools. Congratulations! To celebrate our 15th anniversary, we held a banquet and fundraiser to recognize  our service of and partnership with Philly kids, families, and communities...

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Anti-Education Reformers: Make America Great Again

July 5, 2016
by Sharif El-Mekki
6 min read
3 Comments

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 worked for our communities. I try to follow them, but their recollections seem to...

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

July 2, 2016
by Sharif El-Mekki
6 min read
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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 the Shoemaker Campus’s...

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

June 30, 2016
by Sharif El-Mekki
4 min read
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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 achievement. They are right to demand this. Just as...

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Taking Advantage of Young Scholars

May 19, 2016
by Sharif El-Mekki
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“With great power, comes great responsibility.” The conditions of our schools clearly communicate to us that we need authentic vanguards for our communities. Although many (vote hungry politicians, district employees...

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Renew Our Charter and Let Us Continue to Do the Work Not Just Talk About It

May 6, 2016
by Sharif El-Mekki
4 min read
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Last week, the Charter School Office (CSO) of the Philadelphia School District, recommended that the school I have led and served, Mastery Charter-Shoemaker Campus, charter be renewed. This was a highly contentious issue...

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