Activism Is Hard. Tell an Activist Today That You Appreciate Their Commitment and Sacrifice.

Education activism is inspired work, but it is also draining and gut-wrenching. In Oakland or Chicago, Minneapolis or Connecticut, or even on a Freedom Ride, these…

Real Reformers Keep Pushing for Better Outcomes Even When There Are No Easy Answers

A few nights ago the CEO for Baltimore Public Schools joined my colleagues on the 8 Black Hands podcast to discuss her efforts to improve…

Shout Out Black Leaders Who Are Making History on Behalf of Children

Click on a tab below to start Tell Them on Twitter Create a tweet you can use to celebrate a local leader on Twitter. Tell…

Tell Someone to Run for School Board

Click on a tab below to start. Tag Someone on Facebook Step 1 First, just copy this text: Maybe you should run for school board!…

Someone Should Run for School Board, Why Not You?

Let’s get this out of the way. Mark Twain’s famous joke: “In the first place, God made idiots. That was for practice. Then he made…

Want a Winning High School? You’ll Need a Winning School Board.

In 2016, then-24-year-old Cipriano Vargas became the youngest person ever elected to the Vista Unified School Board in California. After graduating from California State University…

Don’t Like Who’s on the School Board Ballot? Run.

With headlines dominated by news of 2020 presidential candidates, it’s easy to forget that there are elections happening across the country in 2019. But in…

This County Made History and Elected Its First School Board Member of Color

On a cold December evening in Gwinnett County, Georgia, my mother and I rushed to find good seats in the auditorium of the J. Alvin…

I Am So Tired of Talking About Racism in Schools But America Won’t Let Me Live

Outrage: Racism, 101 Believe it or not, I get tired of talking about race. But unfortunately, there’s not a day that goes by where I’m…

These Stories of School Boards Behaving Badly Will Drive You Nuts

A veteran education reporter recently revealed to me the one area he can’t get insiders to talk about: school boards. Administrators, teachers and others will…