Vote Local Day 4: Can You Trust Parties and Politicians? (ft. Zakiya Sankara-Jabar)

In a politically polarized nation, public trust in government is on the decline. How do we know if we can trust parties and politicians? How…

You Can’t Sit This Election Out. Your Students Are Watching.

Wednesday, November 9, 2016.  I arrive at school bleary and unfocused—up too late the night before, fitful sleep, early rise. Class hasn’t started yet, students…

Here’s What I Told My Black Students to Remember Now That Trump Is President

The morning after the election, Philadelphia was fresh off a six-day public transit strike. Now our students, who had demonstrated high levels of grit and…

Syndicated columnist and popular TV and radio personality Cynthia Tucker Haynes has written a piece for The Seventy Four about Hillary Clinton's recent comments about charter schools. Not only are her new views a departure from her old ones, but they are a punch to the gut for many of her black supporters who are also staunch supporters of school choice. Clinton’s argument is not only misleading, but it also puts at risk the level of…