Archive for 2026

Some commitments are not just professional. They are deeply personal. My commitment to inclusion began long before I became a superintendent, researcher, or director. It began as a child, watching my cousin with Down syndrome move through school in ways that made clear he was too often treated as separate rather than as fully belonging.…

The 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina have ended, baseball’s spring training is in full swing, and the annual NCAA college basketball tournament, March Madness as it is often called, is almost done! It is an exciting time for sports fans – and K-12 students are no different. In our public schools, athletics also play an…

People often say that our public schools try to do too much; that schools should not be responsible and accountable for “all of society’s problems.” However, the reality is that schools do not get to choose which issues they get to address and which are someone else’s responsibility. In every community, kids come to school…

Each January, the calendar resets, classrooms reopen for a new semester, and we are collectively offered another opportunity to do school differently—and better. As we turn another page on Equity Express and step into a new year of work at the National Center for the Elimination of Educational Disparities (NCEED), I am filled with both…