Last year, I wrote a piece titled, 4 Ways We Can Support Muslim Students During Ramadhan and Year-Round. For the next decade or so, the month of Ramadhan will fall during the school year and schools should include awareness and...
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To absolutely no one’s surprise, the School District of Philadelphia (SDP) is running a deficit. Projections show that at current funding levels, the SDP will be more than $700 million dollars in the red by 2020. According to...
This interview was originally published in Edutopia for Black History Month. The theme of Black History Month this year is “The Crisis in Black Education.” The scope of the crisis is considerable: Results from the National...
It shamed me to see the way so many White people honored Dr. King on MLK Day last month. For many, including myself at one point, Dr. King represents an idealized vision of a societal problem being solved without the discomfort...
Our friend, Tom Rademacher, weighs in on the anti-racism work that needs to be an ongoing effort inside our school communities. While we definitely need far more leaders like Erin Trent-Johnson, Hilary Beard, Dr. Howard...
Why do so many of you hate children? Maybe hate is a strong word. Shall I say really dislike? I ask myself this question daily when perusing education sites on socials and chatting it up with coworkers in common areas. As a...
A few summers back, I was at a wedding reception, exchanging the customary pleasantries one does when seated next to people one has only just met. We discussed our relation to the bride and groom, and then shared what we did for...
A very successful educator sent me a text not long ago that said that all of the deans in a particular school are Black males. It raised an interesting and perennial question: Why are so many deans Black men? Is managing school...
According to the School District of Philadelphia, over 70% of its students are children of color while only 13% of students are white. But, I am still trying to figure out how schools, full of thousands of Black and Brown...
Recently, John Eichelberger, a Pennsylvania lawmaker made remarks that were insensitive, devoid of intellectual curiosity and logic, and projected a biased and racist posture towards “urban kids.” Eichelberger is the chairman...