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My Kid Had Tons of Background Knowledge, But He Couldn't Read Without Learning Phonics

When our son was born, my husband and I knew a lot about how to prepare him to be a reader. We knew how to speak parentese—the exaggerated, higher-pitched language that helps babies and toddlers...

The Atlantic

I'm Not Willing to Trade Fixing Income Inequality for Better Schools. We Need to Do Both.

I don’t know about y’all but I get tired of seeing annual reports basically saying the same thing: Black people in America are suffering. Like this Urban League report that highlights racial...

The Atlantic

The Atlantic Shoots an Airball on Its Coverage of LeBron’s New School

I’m a fan of Atlantic writer Alia Wong and her stewardship of the magazine’s education coverage, even if it does seem to tilt against reform. But her recent piece on the new I PROMISE school created...

School Quality

Education Is the Surest Path Out of Poverty, Even If The Atlantic Reports Otherwise

One of the favored tactics of education reform opponents is to blame underperformance of schools on problems we cannot easily solve in order to avoid solving the actual problems that are within our...

The Atlantic

All the Black Kids Are Still Sitting Together in the Cafeteria

I attended a predominantly Latino grammar school. We were all friends for the most part—the Black students, Mexican students and the few White students that went there. But whenever there was a...

The Atlantic

What The Atlantic Got Wrong About Charter Schools and Segregation

George Joseph’s article, What Betsy DeVos Didn't Say About School Choice, claims that charter schools “have pushed more low-income, minority students into even more racially segregated schools.”...

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When School Reform is Not Enough

My Kid Had Tons of Background Knowledge, But He Couldn't Read Without Learning Phonics

I'm Not Willing to Trade Fixing Income Inequality for Better Schools. We Need to Do Both.

The Atlantic Shoots an Airball on Its Coverage of LeBron’s New School

Education Is the Surest Path Out of Poverty, Even If The Atlantic Reports Otherwise

All the Black Kids Are Still Sitting Together in the Cafeteria

What The Atlantic Got Wrong About Charter Schools and Segregation

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