When I look at school districts around the country, I see public education becoming more about politics and less about students and families. Increasingly, parents have found themselves barricaded...
My daughter, Rileigh Jasper, is a first-grader at National Teachers Academy (NTA) in Chicago Public Schools. The school holds the district’s top rating, Level 1+. My husband and I, both career...
In the world of public education that has now turned into a political arena for unions, school boards, state capitols, and education reformers, parents often find themselves outside the ring with no...
“You’re from Chicago—you can’t tell us anything about Nashville!” This is what I’m expecting to hear from the anti-reform people who read this blog. But they’re wrong. Because, first, if you’re Black...
One year ago this week, we introduced our organization, Speak UP, and its platform and principles. For far too long, we pointed out, [pullquote position="right"]parents have not had a seat at the...
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