Maureen Kelleher
RECENT POSTS
Posted May 11, 2018
My Neighborhood Was Terrorized by Police Raids But It Was the Teachers Who Kept Us Safe
Most years, I celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week with smiles and maybe a nice card for my daughter’s teacher. This year,…
Posted Apr. 6, 2018
This Real-Life Black Panther Is Way More Badass Than Any Movie Character
Mary Scott-Boria, 67, has had a long and distinguished career in Chicago’s civic world: first executive director of the Chicago…
Posted Mar. 13, 2018
He Was Tortured by Police and Sent to Prison for 24 Years for a Crime He Didn’t Commit. Now He’s Telling His Story to Students.
As a teenager on the streets of Chicago’s South Side, Darrell Cannon learned not to trust the police—a lesson that…
Posted Mar. 7, 2018
This New Report Is Fighting Charter School and Special Education Myths With Facts
To hear tell from charter opponents, students with disabilities and charters don’t mix. Their story about charters and special-needs students…
Posted Mar. 6, 2018
IDEA Public Schools Is Bringing 20 New Schools to Texas and Ana Martinez Is Leading the Charge
For the last decade, IDEA Public Schools has been steadily improving student outcomes in the Rio Grande Valley, one of…
Posted Feb. 14, 2018
My Kid’s School Ditched Daddy-Daughter Dances for a ‘Loved One and Me’ Dance
To an extent, I can relate to the disappointment of those Staten Island families who had their school dance postponed…
Posted Jan. 31, 2018
Coffee Break: Talking Pour-Overs, Implicit Bias and Empathy With Seth Gershenson
In 2015, a study showing how implicit bias affects teacher expectations by Seth Gershenson and two colleagues made waves throughout…
Posted Jan. 31, 2018
Dear Janice Jackson, I Hope You’re Open to Honest Conversations with Parents in Chicago Public Schools
Janice, you and I know each other. I remember talking with you back when you were a principal at Al…
Posted Jan. 24, 2018
After the Women’s March I Had to Write the Social Worker at My Daughter’s School
This year, the Women’s March was all about the signs. As one of about 300,000 people marching through downtown Chicago…
Posted Jan. 17, 2018
We Need a Place to Start Teaching Kids About Sexual Consent. And School Can Be It.
I will tell you that when I read about Aziz Ansari’s “date” gone wrong, my first thought was, “This woman…
