The One Thing Beyonce Forgot to Address in ‘Formation’

Beyonce’s new video “Formation” is a loud celebration of Black culture, while artistically addressing racial injustices that continue to plague the Black community: Hurricane Katrina: “What…

Louisiana Superintendent John White Responds to New York Times Op-Ed

Dear Supporters of New Orleans Schools and Children, This morning the New York Times published an opinion piece by a business journalism professor from New…

Adaptability Is Key to Continuing the Gains for New Orleans Schools

A bevy of commentaries have shared lessons learned since Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans a decade ago. Amid all this reflection, the school system’s adaptive…

They Told Me I Wouldn’t Succeed and I Listened. Thankfully, Someone Disagreed.

For most of my life, I never thought I would leave New Orleans or go to college. But my teachers saw things in me that…

Balancing Results and Relationships in NOLA Charter Schools

This summer, Chris Stewart spent a month in his hometown of New Orleans, where he spoke to the city’s parents, activists and educators about the…

Here’s My Hope for the Next Black Teachers of New Orleans

Spend five minutes asking people in New Orleans about the public schools and someone will reference the firing of 7,000 veteran black teachers immediately after Hurricane…

We’re Expelling Far Fewer Kids in New Orleans Than Ever Before

On Wednesday, the Recovery School District (RSD) released data showing that expulsions fell 14 percent across the city’s schools between the 2013-14 and 2014-15 school…

Here’s How Things Get Done in New Orleans

By all accounts last year’s school enrollment season was hell for many parents in New Orleans. The shortcomings were celebrated by critics and described this way…

A Black School That Does Well, Imagine That

At the risk of setting off another festival of disbelief amongst the debunkers of schools that work for black people, here’s a little story about…

Charter Critics Don’t See It: Local Educators are Driving Change in New Orleans Schools

I’m a Louisiana native who has committed his life to transforming and empowering the lives of our youth in New Orleans. As a 12-year veteran…