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You claim that you want diverse teachers, but you don’t want to interrogate how race, power, and mindsets work in your school.

October 30, 2020
by Sharif El-Mekki
6 min read
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I was a principal at Mastery Charter School-Shoemaker in Philadelphia for many years. We took to heart the concept of windows and mirrors, decorating our walls with images and quotes from popular heroes; Malcolm X, Dr. King, Rosa...

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To All the White Allies Seeking to Become Co-Conspirators, Here Are Things to Think About

July 14, 2020
by Kim Smith
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George Floyd, gasping for air, uttered a desperate final plea that was heard around the world: “I can’t breathe.” The image of a black man dying under the knee of a white cop is horrific — and symbolic of the racism...

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Does Corona Have You Concerned About Educational Equity And Justice? Bring That Same Energy Tomorrow Too!

March 25, 2020
by Rann Miller
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The coronavirus has completely thrown the world as we know it upside down. Movie theaters, restaurants and retail stores are closing around the country as governors wrestle with maintaining a level of normalcy while at...

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Communities Need Districts and Charters to Collaborate More and Compete Less

October 27, 2017
by Sharif El-Mekki
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Human nature often finds us pointing the finger at others, while absolving ourselves of blame. While we often tell students, “When you point a finger at others, three fingers are pointed back at you,” adults, at times, fail...

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