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It Was Hard Being a Dyslexia Mom Before Coronavirus and Now It’s Even Harder
For me, helping my son go from a bright but illiterate fourth-grader to a high school student who can read and write was an incredible…

6 Things Black Students Need to Hear After Nipsey Hussle’s Death
“He was a former gang member…and in other news…” That’s what my favorite local news station, WGN, had to say about Ermias Joseph Asghedom—better known…

These Sixth-Graders Are Recreating Classic Book Covers for Black History Month
Terrance Sims is getting creative this Black History Month. A sixth-grade teacher, Sims and his students recreated classic book covers written by famous Black historical…

My School Showed Me My Passion and Now I’m a Filmmaker
In Georgia, 84,000 students attended charter schools in the 2016-17 school year. My story is just one of thousands of success stories of students who…

Robert F. Kennedy, the ‘Complicated’ Advocate for Civil Rights
Sen. Robert F. Kennedy was killed on June 6, 1968. He was a top contender for the Democratic presidential nomination that year. His assassination came…

Stephen Hawking Showed Us That Every Student Has Hidden Talents, Even Those With Profound Disabilities
Last night, I heard the news of Stephen Hawking’s passing. He and I had been corresponding these past few weeks and I knew he had…

‘No Excuses’ Only Works When It Applies to the Adults in the School, Too
Many schools with strict discipline practice what they call a “no excuses” philosophy. The problem with many “no excuses” schools is that the motto is…

VIDEO: We’re Not Doing Enough to Fight Racism in Our Schools
On religious holidays, so many of us have family and faith community practices of rereading stories related to that holiday. On Independence Day, I’m not…

These Kids Show You How to Celebrate School Choice Week
It’s National School Choice Week and students from around the country can’t stop dancing. Yes, dancing is a thing. Every year, students don their yellow…

VIDEO: We’re Black Education Advocates and We’re Taking Our Seats at the Table
First let me say that the views and and opinions expressed in this piece are not those of Tanesha Peeples, Deputy Director of Outreach for…