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Maria Esquivel is a mother of three who lives on Chicago’s Southwest Side.

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Posted Nov. 2, 2015

Chicago’s Southwest Side Needs Better School Choices

This past summer, I served on a Neighborhood Advisory Council that reviewed charter school proposals for Chicago’s Southwest Side. The…

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Posted Sep. 9, 2019

The Biggest Threat to Public Education Is Still Its Insidious ‘Belief Gap’

For a long time school reform seemed to be winning the public argument about the failure of schools to prepare students academically. During that run,…

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Posted Sep. 12, 2019

Democratic Presidential Candidates Aren’t Talking About K-12 Education and That’s Why We Crashed Their Debate in Houston

All eyes may be on the third round of Democratic presidential candidates’ debates happening tonight. But let me direct your attention for a second to…

By Tanesha Peeples

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Posted Sep. 12, 2019

A Charter School Gave My Son Opportunity. Isn’t That What Democrats Should Stand For?

Tonight, the Democratic candidates for president will hold yet another debate, and likely, say very little about education. That’s why I rallied last night with…

By Wendy Gonzales-Neal

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