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When Black Kids Get A Chance, They Soar. That’s Why So Many Don’t Get Chances.

July 18, 2019
by Sharif El-Mekki
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Hazim Hardeman is a Rhodes Scholar. In fact, he is Temple University’s first student to be bestowed this honor. The award’s namesake aside, this is quite impressive. Like all Black, Brown, and/or poor...

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I Was A Pretty Disengaged High School Student

January 14, 2019
by Sharif El-Mekki
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After spending a joyous weekend this past fall, at my 30th high school reunion, I reflected on the fact that I was a pretty disengaged high school student, and I don’t mean just a little disengaged either. I loved so many of my...

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He Found the Right School for His Son With Autism and It’s Only Because He’s White and Has Money

April 3, 2018
by Zachary Wright
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It’s March, and all over the country, students and their families are waiting anxiously to receive emails and letters about the status of school applications; parents furtively asking one another if they’ve received word from...

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I’m a Fierce Advocate for Educational Equity. And Then I Had My Own Kid.

December 18, 2017
by Zachary Wright
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For years, I have experienced the world of education through the role of a teacher. I’ve engaged in discussions about fair funding formulas and school segregation. I’ve advocated for access to effective charter schools...

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What’s More Important, “Stranded Costs” Or Stranded Students?

September 20, 2017
by Sharif El-Mekki
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This is a guest post from Mr. David Hardy. It originally appeared on the Philly.Com and was reproduced here with his permission. Mr. Hardy is one of my heroes. He is the co-founder and retired CEO of Boys Latin Charter School...

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

June 21, 2017
by Sharif El-Mekki
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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 school that’s a turnaround neighborhood charter school that used to be the...

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

June 14, 2017
by Sharif El-Mekki
4 min read
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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 your children or money, but I find their hypocrisy alarming. They can be...

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The Second Great Migration for Black Families Is Embracing School Choice

March 31, 2017
by Sharif El-Mekki
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Like hundreds of thousands of Black families, my paternal grandmother and several of her relatives participated in the Great Migration, one of the most dramatic population shifts in American history. Although some Blacks left the...

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The Launch of a New School Year: Orientation & Mindset

August 20, 2016
by Sharif El-Mekki
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It is August. It is one of those hot and steamy Philly summers. We are in the midst of staff orientation, the air conditioning isn’t really working, yet we are bursting with excitement about what is next. New students. ...

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So, You Want to Serve Philly’s Communities?

June 27, 2016
by Sharif El-Mekki
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The end of a school year appropriately provokes a lot of reflection. Did we reach our goals? Did we remain consistent? What regrets do we have? How did we start out and were we nimble enough to respond well to real time...

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