Those of you reading this know: As school leaders, we can feel isolated. Especially as principals, we can feel like everything falls on our shoulders. That can feel like a lot of pressure. But the truth is, we don’t have to do this work alone. I’m very passionate about the power of connection as a […]

When you’re a young Black student, meeting a Black male educator allows you to literally see success personified. It changes your outlook on what’s possible. You see someone who looks like you making a difference, and you can aspire to make a difference, too.

We’ve been looking at the so-called “achievement gap” for decades and too often misreading it as a sign that some students innately do better, perform better or are just somehow better than others. Depending on your environment, that’s not something you might say out loud or take seriously as an idea. But it could still […]