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The Crime of Branding Students As Criminals

December 18, 2020
by Rann Miller
7 min read
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Throughout my time as an educator, I’ve been pulled into my share of “special taskforces” meant to address “at-risk” students – namely Black students. I have no doubt that such groups can be found in schools across...

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Addressing Inequities on the Common App Can Support College Access

October 14, 2020
by Kelisa Wing
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This is a year unlike any other. I am sure you have heard this over and over again as, over the past seven months, our lives have been completely upended. From the way we work, travel, worship, and teach, nothing is the same. The...

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Cops In Schools Are Dangerous to Black Children

October 3, 2020
by Rann Miller
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Earlier this year, Dr. Tamar Klaiman, member of the Abington Board of School Directors, came under fire for saying the following: We know that the Black and Brown students are much more likely to be shot by the officer...

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A Love Letter to Black Parents in American Schools

September 14, 2020
by Rann Miller
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Shortly after I proposed to my wife, our parents threw us an engagement party. There were a few standout moments from that day; my wife in her beautiful yellow sundress, it was the hottest day of the year, and a conversation my...

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An Ode to Coach John Thompson, a Black Educator

August 31, 2020
by Rann Miller
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The late, great John Thompson contributed more than college basketball wins. Much more. Black educators are incredibly important to the success of Black students. Black students who have had at least one Black teacher are...

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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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Gianna Was Right, Her Daddy Changed the World

June 26, 2020
by Kelisa Wing
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Four weeks ago, a Black man was lynched. In 2020.  I remind myself of that fact each day so that I do not forget what we saw, what happened—that we witnessed a man take his last breath. In the days following, we watched...

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A Comprehensive Response to COVID-19 Must Include Culturally Responsive Educators

April 19, 2020
by Rann Miller
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That educators are culturally competent matters more than ever. COVID-19 has upended the school year for students nationwide and educators are working diligently to assure that quality learning opportunities continue for...

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I Didn’t Believe In Suspensions. Then My Daughter Was Punched In the Face.

December 14, 2018
by Citizen Stewart
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Ask me what I think about school discipline and I will give you an answer born out of my time steeped in education tea. A decade ago I campaigned for school board saying I thought children should have safe, orderly, and rigorous...

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What Teachers Can Do To Help Black Boys Overcome Our Racist Society

April 9, 2018
by Sharif El-Mekki
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A recent study, reported on in the New York Times under the headline “Extensive Data Shows Punishing Reach of Racism for Black Boys,” and facilitated by researchers at Stanford, Harvard, and the Census Bureau, found that...

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