Category: Wisdom
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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…
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In two days, I will be joining Dr. John C Turner live on The Doc Chat Show for a conversation about one of the most consequential education controversies of the past year. The episode, “The Dept of Ed Dear Colleague Letter – The Aftermath,” will stream live on Tuesday, March 10, 2026 at 8:00 PM EST. Sign up for and view the…
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I am thinking in the middle of the night because of my sincere concerns about the possibilities surrounding an unusual and troubling potential development last evening involving the legacy of César Chávez. For many Americans, Chávez represents one of the defining figures of the civil rights era. His work organizing farmworkers and leading national boycotts…
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Sometimes inspiration arrives quietly. It does not announce itself with applause or headlines. It arrives in an unexpected moment when reflection meets memory and responsibility. Sometimes inspiration brings tears. Last week I traveled across Southern California and Nevada on a journey that at first seemed like a typical speaking trip. The path took me from…
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I’ll be at #AERA2026 in Los Angeles and would love to connect with colleagues, friends, and those who are thinking deeply about equality, power, and the future of K-12 and higher education. This year, I have the privilege of serving as Discussant for an AERA Presidential Session: Unforgetting in an Era of Erasure: Resisting Anti-Justice…
Cloaking Inequity 
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