Civil Rights
Here’s How We Got Educating Black Kids Wrong Again in the 2010s
WHAT WE GOT WRONG: Congratulations, America! You’ve once again managed to provide the shittiest public education for Black students and families. So as we close out this decade and enter a new year, I’ve taken the liberty of highlighting some of these moments, policies and practices that have upheld your deep-rooted oppression!…
We Were Making Progress on School Discipline Until Betsy DeVos Came Along
WHAT WE GOT WRONG: At the turn of the century, in 1999, I was graduating from high school, motivated to enter the teaching profession with a passion to reform school discipline practices and eliminate the school-to-prison pipeline. …
5 Most Read Posts of the Decade
WHAT WE GOT RIGHT: It’s the end of a year, decade, era. While Education Post hasn’t existed for the entirety of the 2010s, we’ve seen a lot of phenomenal conversations happen on our digital pages.…
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, like much of American history,…
Here’s How Trump Is Making It Harder to Integrate Schools
This summer, integrated schools heated up as a campaign issue when Kamala Harris called out Joe Biden for his 1970s stance on mandated busing as…
There’s Room in the NAACP to Talk About the Importance of School Choice for Black Parents
I was recently the subject of a hit piece in the Huffington Post, which tried to connect me to the Koch brothers because, as a…
DeVos Has Dramatically Scaled Back the Protection of LGBTQ Students
This week a report from the Center for American Progress showed that the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has dramatically scaled back…
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 give students who are disabled…
Here’s One Thing You Can Do Right Now to Defend the Rights of Black Families in California
I don’t know about you, but I can’t just sit by and watch. It’s time for action. The latest battleground in the national war on…
Betsy DeVos, The Grinch That Stole Civil Rights
Outrage: The White House Doesn’t Care About Black Kids I wanted to go into my vacation and the holidays on a high note. But, leave…
