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The Implicit Racial Bias of White Teachers Is Affecting the Educational Attainment of African American Boys

May 5, 2018
by Robin Muldor
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Of my twenty-five plus years working with and on behalf of children, about eight of those years were spent in schools where 99.9 percent of the students were children of color, and 85-90 percent of the teachers were white...

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We Can’t Be Teachers by Day and Oppress Our Students of Color by Night

December 20, 2017
by Zachary Wright
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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...

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Discomfort, Yes. Different Tests, Hell No.

November 18, 2017
by Sharif El-Mekki
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Last month, my friend, Erika Sanzi, wrote a piece on her blog Good School Hunting. She raises several great points. I’ve re-posted it below. Some kids are uncomfortable with reading To Kill a Mockingbird down in Biloxi...

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The Lures of the Privileged

May 13, 2016
by Sharif El-Mekki
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I wanted to weigh in on two recent articles about testing. As a current charter school principal, former Philadelphia School District teacher and principal, recent Principal Ambassador in the US Department of Education, and CEO...

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