Chris Stewart
Blogger
Senior Partner and Chief Executive, Wayfinder Foundation
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Featured Blog: Citizen Education
RECENT POSTS
Posted Jan. 8, 2016
Can I Get a President Who Will Fight for Better Schools?
There almost seems to be a bipartisan conspiracy to make this year’s headline for presidential candidates “no standards, no choice…
Posted Dec. 11, 2015
Black Children Won’t Succeed With Less Accountability in Public Education
America’s first black president has signed the Every Child Succeeds Act legislation that many see as a partial retreat on…
Posted Dec. 1, 2015
Misunderstanding Rosa Parks and the Meaning of Integration
Sixty years ago today, Rosa Parks got on a city bus in Montgomery, Alabama, and made history by sitting where…
Posted Nov. 12, 2015
In the Case of Dropout Nation vs. Moskowitz, I Side With the Parents
I didn’t know much about Success Academy until seeing the movie “The Lottery.” Out of the several school reform movies I love, this…
Posted Oct. 16, 2015
Can We Finally Drop the Idea That Black Parents Don’t Care About Education?
One of the most weathered claims about black parents is that we are not as involved as we need to be for…
Posted Aug. 28, 2015
President Obama Touts Progress in New Orleans
As I walked through New Orleans’ Lower 9th Ward, I saw residents standing on street corners stretching several blocks, anticipating…
Posted Aug. 18, 2015
Balancing Results and Relationships in NOLA Charter Schools
This summer, Chris Stewart spent a month in his hometown of New Orleans, where he spoke to the city’s parents,…
Posted Aug. 17, 2015
Here’s My Hope for the Next Black Teachers of New Orleans
Spend five minutes asking people in New Orleans about the public schools and someone will reference the firing of 7,000 veteran…
Posted Aug. 13, 2015
Rethinking Education in New Orleans: A Principal Charters a New Course
This summer, Chris Stewart spent a month in his hometown of New Orleans, where he spoke to the city’s parents,…
Posted July 13, 2015
Here’s How Things Get Done in New Orleans
By all accounts last year’s school enrollment season was hell for many parents in New Orleans. The shortcomings were celebrated by…
