Category: Wisdom
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What if I told you that the next front in America’s war on student success isn’t a classroom—but a tax form? This week, Bloomberg broke the story: the U.S. Treasury Department is weighing a proposal to strip tax-exempt status from colleges and universities that “favor any racial group” in admissions, scholarships, student services, or even the use…
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If you’ve ever wondered how authoritarianism creeps in—how democracy dies not with a bang, but a series of rationalizations and repressive policies—then stop wondering. Watch this or Read this. And understand: it’s happening here. This is why I’ve been writing furiously. This is why I cannot stay silent. Because we’re in the middle of the slow,…
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This title will make sense by the end of the article. I promise. I recently faced an ideological struggle—not the kind that makes headlines, but the quiet, deeply personal kind on Zoom that unsettles your spirit. It wasn’t marked by shouting matches or viral soundbites—just the slow, sobering realization that people who meant good were…
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Today, I turn 50. And while I could use this milestone to share a baby photo highlight reel or reflect on my personal journey (don’t worry, there will be cake), I want to mark this birthday in a different way. Because I haven’t made it to 50 by staying quiet—and I’m not starting now. Turning…
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The opening question at our Schott Foundation governing board meeting stopped me in my tracks. It didn’t come from a superintendent or a consultant. It came from Kyle Serrette, a national education strategist with the NEA and someone who’s spent decades pushing for equity-centered systems change. He asked: “What have you failed at?” Let that…
Cloaking Inequity 