parents of color
Here’s Why Homeschooling Isn’t Just the Latest Fad, It’s the Next Wave of Parent Choice
What do inner-city Black cultural enthusiasts, suburban Catholics and Silicon Valley techies all have in common? Almost nothing, except that they choose to homeschool their…
We Won’t Be Bullied by Unions or Any Other Anti-Choice Critics
You know, I find it real interesting that teachers are supposed to promote anti-bullying in schools but their unions constantly use bullying tactics to intimidate…
None of These Politicians Who Are Running for Office Are For Real Talking About Education
Outrage: You Want Our Vote, We Demand Your Plan I was at a community meeting the other night and an eighth-grader stood up and said,…
How the New York Times Got It Wrong on School Choice and Segregation
After a much needed break from all things education, I returned to find an op-ed in the New York Times from Antioch University writing professor…
Just Give Me the Facts, Don’t Tell Me Where My Child Should Go to School
Hard decisions are not new to me, but in the past seven years, decisions about where to send my daughter for elementary and middle school…
A Conversation With Black Parents, Teachers and Students
VIDEO SERIES: We recently brought together a group of Black teachers, parents and high school students to talk about their experiences with public schools.…
Education Reform in 2018 Is Going to Need a Parent Seal of Approval
A few years ago, at a convening of education advocates, one veteran in the reform movement highlighted the lack of racial diversity in the room…
I’m a Black Woman and I Don’t Want Your ‘Thank You’
It seemed like all of America voted in Alabama’s Senate election this week. Everyone had something to say about the decades-old Republican seat up for…
Public Education Is Shortchanging Students and Families in Favor of Politics
When I look at school districts around the country, I see public education becoming more about politics and less about students and families. Increasingly, parents…
Do Not Close My Daughter’s School
My daughter, Rileigh Jasper, is a first-grader at National Teachers Academy (NTA) in Chicago Public Schools. The school holds the district’s top rating, Level 1+.…
