A Great American DemocratTim Walz is more than a smart pick for Kamala Harris. He’s what Democrats should be.Aug 7Aug 7
Published inCitizen StewartMaybe you think schools are too woke because you’d rather they go back to sleepA scourge known as “wokeification” is hitting American public schools harder than the COVID-19 pandemic. Racial puritans are flogging…Dec 9, 2020Dec 9, 2020
If public education is about democracy, school boards are failing usConsidered me triggered. Again.Oct 29, 2020Oct 29, 2020
Empathy for teachers won’t stop us from demanding systemic changes in public educationIt would take you a few minutes of scanning my years of writing about education to conclude I’m pretty tough on teachers. Because of that…Apr 4, 2018Apr 4, 2018
Public schools are free unless you factor in the house you have to buy for ‘good’ schoolsI’m having a problem I never had before. Maybe you’ve had the same experience. My wife and I are house hunting and what we’re learning is…Mar 14, 2018Mar 14, 2018
Tell me again why we need school choice week?It’s the most wonderful time of the year: school choice week.Jan 22, 2018Jan 22, 2018
What message are black children hearing when we tell them only integration will save them?Let’s not deflate our kids with the crippling idea that black intelligence is dependent on proximity to whitenessDec 11, 20171Dec 11, 20171
Should I make my kids eat school lunch as a form of class solidarityMy kids absolutely refuse to eat the hot lunch at school. Whenever we talk about it, they curl their little noses, roll their eyes, and act…Dec 6, 2017Dec 6, 2017
Mothers, students share heartbreaking and inspiring stories education policymakers should hearYou could hear a painful gasp across the crowd. It was as if a room of 300 people had their hearts suddenly pulled from their chest.Dec 6, 2017Dec 6, 2017
Chance the Rapper should use his platform to address one inequity in Chicago Public Schools that…Chance The Rapper gave Chicago Public Schools a check for $1,000,000. We celebrated it widely. We love stories about locals who make good…Oct 3, 2017Oct 3, 2017
