Category: Wisdom
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With Cesar Chavez’s birthday approaching, this is a time to reflect, and for many of us, it is not an easy reflection. The recent allegations are painful and difficult to process. For those of us who grew up seeing Chavez as a symbol of justice and sacrifice, it feels unsettling, even unbelievable. But, I believe Dolores Huerta…
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You know it when you see it. Every once in a while, you do not just meet someone with potential. You meet someone who operates at a completely different level. It is not about charisma alone, and it is not about how well someone performs in a meeting. It is about clarity, discipline, and a…
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There are moments when history does not simply get revisited, it gets broken open in a way that forces us to confront what we thought we knew. This is one of those moments. On March 7, I published a blog titled Midnight Shock: A “Sensitive Matter” About César Chávez’s Past Has Halted Celebrations. In that…
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The education field lost one of its most important scholars with the passing of David C. Berliner. For decades, David helped shape how we understand teaching, learning, and the politics surrounding public education. His work combined rigorous scholarship with a deep moral commitment to the idea that public schools are foundational to democracy. Many people know…
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Did you ever play the if I win the lottery game? When I was young, Saturday nights often ended with a long drive home from my grandmother’s house. The sky was dark, but I-75 was alive with the steady stream of cars heading north from Detroit and southeast Michigan. Long lines of headlights stretched into…
Cloaking Inequity 
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