Episode 04: #TeachtheBabies (ft. David Johns and Dr. John King)

We finally got to sit down with David Johns and John B. King Jr. at The Inaugural National Black Male Educators Convening in Philly last month, hosted…

You’ve Heard About the Achievement Gap. Here’s 10 Ways Communities Can Help Close It.

During the new millennium, the United States faces a vital challenge—the challenge of closing the academic achievement gap between Caucasian and minority students, specifically, students…

Here’s One Thing We Can Do to Retain Teachers of Color

As a third-year teacher in Chicago Public Schools (CPS), I’ve already thought about leaving the profession. Since middle school, I always wanted to be a…

Black Teachers Are Tired of Feeling Tolerated. We Want to Feel Empowered, Supported and Celebrated.

Where are all the Black teachers? This is a question I’ve asked myself and others for the last few years now. But it wasn’t until recently…

College Remediation: Not Just a Problem for Those ‘Other’ Kids

This is college acceptance season, the weeks when millions of high school seniors pore over their offers and agonize about which campus offers the best…

WATCH: These Principals Will Make You Believe in the Power of Education

“I don’t think there’s a child out there who doesn’t want to learn and be the best they can be.” Those are the words of…

Calling the Nation’s Civil Rights Leaders Ignorant on Testing: Really?

Last week, Marc Tucker, president of the National Center on Education and the Economy, took to the pages of Education Week to call leaders of…