Citizen StewartinCitizen 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…7 min read·Dec 9, 2020----
Citizen StewartIf public education is about democracy, school boards are failing usConsidered me triggered. Again.5 min read·Oct 29, 2020----
Citizen StewartEmpathy 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…5 min read·Apr 4, 2018----
Citizen StewartPublic 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…5 min read·Mar 14, 2018----
Citizen StewartTell me again why we need school choice week?It’s the most wonderful time of the year: school choice week.4 min read·Jan 22, 2018----
Citizen StewartWhat 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 whiteness5 min read·Dec 11, 2017--1--1
Citizen StewartShould 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…5 min read·Dec 6, 2017----
Citizen StewartMothers, 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.4 min read·Dec 6, 2017----
Citizen StewartChance 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…4 min read·Oct 3, 2017----
Citizen StewartCharter Schools Versus The Privatization of Colored PeopleIn the coming week charter school leaders and workers will meet at the National Charter Schools conference in Washington, D.C. to learn…5 min read·Jun 12, 2017----