We Have to Get Education Right for Black Students and Families in 2020
I'm just going to get straight to the point. In 2020—and beyond—we have to get education right for Black students and families. Point blank and…
Democrats, This Is Your Moment to Make Equity More Than a Slogan
Where do Democratic candidates stand on public education? After last month's Forum on Education, we know that the candidates are committed to increasing the federal…
By Richard Buery
We All Carry Implicit Biases. Christopher House Is Learning to See and Change Them.
Research shows that, as early as preschool, racial bias affects student learning. From a young age, we adults are treating children differently based on their…
By Karen Ross-Williams
70 Years of Promises in Education. What Will It Take for Us to Keep Them?
The promise of public education is that it prepares young people for life—and the commitments we have made to meet this aspiration have dramatically increased…
By Peter Cunningham
Posted Dec. 20, 2019
When It Comes to Education, Democrats Need to Think Bigger
I'm a Sam Seaborn Democrat. As the idealistic West Wing character once said: Education is the silver bullet. Education is everything. We don't need little…
By Tomasz Krzyzostaniak
There's a Face Off Between Parents and Presidential Candidates, And It's Way Bigger Than Charter Schools
In the words of the late, great Notorious B.I.G., "I'm going, going, back, back to Cali, Cali." A year ago I told y'all a national…
Even in a School With an 'A' Rating, Students of Color Are Being Failed
Around the country, schools that initially impress observers with high overall test scores often lose their luster upon closer examination, when inequities in achievement by…
By Nehemiah Frank
How English Learners Got Left Behind in the Drive Towards Equity
WHAT WE GOT WRONG: Many years ago, back in 2014, when the world was young and American politics had not yet gone wholly off the rails, I launched a policy research team to focus on young English learners (ELs). …
By Conor P. Williams
Black Families, These Are Not the Democrats Who Will Save Us
While watching the Public Education Forum 2020 on Saturday, one phrase caught my attention: Democratic "hopefuls," referring to the presidential candidates in attendance. Given that…
By Christina Laster
Black Families Haven't Been Hoodwinked, We Come From a Legacy of School Choice
The Democratic party once embraced charter schools as a tool for equity and opportunity. Now, as Andre Perry points out in his recent op-ed, "Support…
By Sharif El-Mekki
Melvin Miller
Nicole Baker Fulgham
Shawnta S. Barnes
Kerry-Ann Royes