Elaine Allensworth

We Need to Change the Way High Schools Are Preparing Students for College
Maureen Kelleher’s recent piece, Another Reminder That We Can’t Hold Schools Accountable Without Giving Them Support is exactly right, particularly when considering college preparation and…

Black Like Them: Why a ‘Surge’ of Color Could Change the Face of Ed Reform
Last year, I substituted a couple of times in a third-grade class that had two little black girls in it amid mostly Latino and a…

Good News on NAEP in Chicago, But Why Remains a Mystery
For many years, Oprah Winfrey has written a column for her magazine titled, “What I Know for Sure.” In the column, she shares nuggets of…