Teacher & Principal Pathways

Recruiting More Teachers Won’t Fix A Broken Education System

On January 30, 2026, the Philadelphia Citywide Talent Coalition announced a $200,000 recruitment campaign to help fill nearly 2,000 projected teacher vacancies for the...

Philadelphia’s Future Superintendent: Get To Know Him

I want to introduce you to one of my heroes. I have many, but this young man, Tamir Harper, is one of my favorites....

We’re Not Doing Enough to Support Teachers of Color

Each year in May, America observes Teacher Appreciation Month — a time when we pause to reflect upon and honor the life-changing impact that...

Is Your School Doing Enough to Support Teachers of Color? Probably Not.

“Until we, as a nation, collectively acknowledge and address the unique challenges that teachers of color face every day, we cannot claim to be...

WATCH: My Conversation With The Atlantic About Black Male Educators

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Can Superhero Principals Alone Turn Schools Around? The Research Says No!

New York Times columnist David Brooks recently penned an op-ed on the importance of excellent principals.  Among his chief assertions is the notion that...

Why Would Anyone Stand Against Relay Graduate School of Education and the Opportunity for More Effective Teachers of Color?

This year at my school we’ve been proud to host two teacher residents. They are both Black and have worked under the guidance of master...

Teacher Colleges, We Need You to Step Up

“After 30 years of doing such work, I have concluded that classroom teaching…is perhaps the most complex, most challenging, and most demanding, subtle, nuanced,...

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