A couple of Sundays ago, my grandfather passed away, two days before his 91st birthday. He shared his birthday with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. My grandfather, like Dr. King, also grew up in a very segregated Alabama. My grandparents always expressed to us the importance of voting and obtaining our education. I know I…
Shortly after I married my husband, I learned I may never be able to have children. Knowing the odds were against me, I am grateful every day for the privilege of being a parent. Being a parent comes with great responsibility, especially being a parent of black boys. I believe it is my duty to…
School choice has been shaking up K-12 education for years now, but what about Pre-K? Charters and vouchers have created a paradigm shift in the way we view educational options, but the Pre-K landscape hasn’t seen a significant disruption in years. A new startup wants to change that. Wonderschool is an online platform that has…
Catholic schools have been in the media and the frequency is increasing, unfortunately, for all the wrong reasons. Unless you avoided media yesterday, you probably know about the incident involving Catholic students at the Lincoln Memorial. Students from Covington Catholic High School in Park Hills, Kentucky were in Washington D.C. for the March for life,…
With change comes struggle and sacrifice. Many times when we want change, we have to sacrifice or others around us have to make a sacrifice. Currently, 800,000 federal workers are being forced to make a huge sacrifice for a wall. Of all the pressing issues in America, this should not be the president’s highest priority….
Social Studies class is the type of place where a student can have a variety of different experiences. Most of it depends on the type of teacher leading the class. Is the teacher engaging? Is the teacher knowledgeable about their content? Does the teacher have a good relationship with the students? Of course, those questions…
If you have ever had a conversation with someone around low-income families, you may have heard them question why some people with low-income have seemingly expensive items. Something along the lines of, “Well if they don’t have a lot of money why are they spending $150 on shoes?” This sentiment is quite pervasive. Many people…
Over the last few months, I have been asked by three different groups to give parental advice. I will be the first to tell you that I do not have it all figured out. Some days, I feel like a complete failure as a parent. As with any aspect of life, it is easier to…
Bullying is an ongoing issue around the country. Most schools would probably describe bullying as the single biggest non-academic problem they face. Because of this, schools are often seen as the primary mechanism for combating bullying. However, there is a problem with this idea…schools have no idea what they are doing. Bullying is kind of…
The Lifetime six-part docuseries Surviving R. Kelly has generated a lot of conversation, but are we having the right conversations? Some people have expressed anger that the popular R&B singer has not been convicted of a crime and is not in jail. Some people are supporting the singer and have suggested the females in the…