If you’re not already aware, right before the new year a Black man was arrested at a Huntington Bank in Cleveland, Ohio, for cashing his check. Let that sink in. For cashing a check he earned, he was arrested. Over the course...
Tag - Students of Color
In recent months, notable people within school reform circles have locked horns over a trifling question: Does the inclusion of social justice activists, people derided as “warriors,” in education reform threaten the...
As a college junior that has had to navigate the daily obstacle course of a predominately white institution (PWI) as well as a declared English major that has had to succumb to the yearly syllabus with the writings of...
Tom Rademacher penned an open letter to white teachers on Education Post’s blog page. Yes, I’m addressing you directly as White teachers. That may feel uncomfortable. You’re going to have to get over that, or this is...
Imagine a doctor knowing vital, life-saving information about your health, but not sharing it with you. It would be not only unacceptable, it would be grounds for dismissal. Choosing not to act, when the data shows that the...
Everyone who knows me well, knows my deep desire to have a stellar debate program at my school. Either as a standing class, an extra-curricular program. Something. So, this article gave me deep satisfaction (and forlorn regret...
This article was originally published by Mike Friedberg on Education Post’s blog page. The enslavement, segregation and brutality of Black communities has been the bloody heirloom to White America for centuries. And...
Last week the Journey for Justice Alliance released a report called “Failing Brown v. Board.” The report is a direct attack on public charter schools and “school choice,” arguing that they perpetuate segregation and...
Recently, two Black men were arrested for sitting in a Starbucks here in Philadelphia. They were waiting for a friend who arrived shortly after his friends had been handcuffed. The men were supposedly “causing a...
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...