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

May 10, 2017
by Sharif El-Mekki
7 min read
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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 teachers, co-planning and observing expertly designed lessons, and then practicing them...

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Stop Trying to Tell Us What Our Heroes Would Say About Today’s Schools

October 9, 2016
by Sharif El-Mekki
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One of the single most infuriating liberties in which white privilege manifests itself is attempting to define other people’s heroes. The 2nd principle of Kwanzaa calls on us to apply Kujichagulia (Self-Determination) to our...

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The Abolitionists We Need

May 27, 2016
by Sharif El-Mekki
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Saying the enslaved were happy is akin to saying Black communities are happy sending their children to persistently failing schools. Just as we needed an abolitionist movement then, we need one now-with the right mindset. I...

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