ShaRhonda Knott-Dawson
RECENT POSTS
Posted Sep. 6, 2019
Don’t Integrate Schools Just to Benefit White Kids
White progressive educators and parents, I know lots of you. And I know you think diversity in schools is important.…
Posted Aug. 29, 2019
Here’s What Children With Disabilities and Their Families Want Teachers to Know as We Start the School Year
As a mom of a child with disabilities, I know we parents can spend the early days of the school…
Posted Aug. 24, 2019
The Suffragettes Were Not Allies to Black Women, They Were Racist
This week America celebrated the 99th anniversary of the 19th Amendment’s passage, which granted women the right to vote. However,…
Posted Aug. 7, 2019
No English Teacher Gets to Tell Me How to Understand Toni Morrison
This week, the entire nation is mourning the death of writer Toni Morrison. Book lovers of all races, ethnicities, genders…
Posted July 30, 2019
Cardi B Is Teaching Us the Black History We Didn’t Get in Schools
The media is all over Cardi B for making a video with democratic socialist candidate Bernie Sanders. People who don’t…
Posted July 25, 2019
Borders Shouldn’t Keep Refugee Children Out of America, Nor Should They Keep Black and Brown Children Out of Good Schools
A growing number of people are outraged by our current immigration debacle involving refugees on the southern border of the…
Posted June 21, 2019
3 Tips for a Great Summer With Your Child With Special Needs or Disabilities
School is over and summer is here! It is during the summer that I am most aware of how much…
Posted June 3, 2019
Do We Have to Call in the National Guard to Protect the Civil Rights of Students With Disabilities?
The question must be asked: What do we have to do to get school districts to follow the law and…
Posted May 22, 2019
Democrats Won’t Dictate Where My Black Children Go to School
“What you not gone do…”—An African American proverb Last week, Democrats for Education Reform released polling data that show what…
Posted Apr. 29, 2019
My Child With Autism Doesn’t Need or Want Your Pity
After attending an informational session for families about autism, Asperger’s and the difficulties of navigating being disabled and supporting your…
