Guest Blogger
Student, Amherst College
Oak Park, Illinois
Anjanique Barber is a sophomore at Amherst College, where she is studying pre-law and French, rows for the women’s crew team and works as a student tour guide. She is a graduate of Oak Park River Forest High School.
Schools are systematically designed to fail minority students. The system tells Black students, in overt and subtle ways, they will never be as smart or educated as their White classmates.…
I remember the sense of envy that hit me four years ago when my AP Government teacher asked: “So, who…
All the things that we spent so much time stressing about since ninth grade don’t seem so important right now.…
Many of our Belief Gap pieces have dealt with the gap between adult and student expectations. This piece comes from…
I’m just going to get straight to the point. In 2020—and beyond—we have to get education right for Black students and families. Point blank and…
When it comes to education news and policy, we are used to hearing about the involvement of a union. However, typically the unions only represent…
Where do Democratic candidates stand on public education? After last month’s Forum on Education, we know that the candidates are committed to increasing the federal…
Sign up for weekly emails featuring our top blog posts:
