“Our youth are exposed to more truths than they have ever been before and they see the inequality, the injustice and that is why we are here today. This is the potent combination, the threat that has bad actors working hard to get this legislation passed because they are afraid. They are afraid of hearts that are good, minds that are filled with truth, and the courage of youth.”

Schools are in relationship with community, and this relationship can be fostered by sharing student learning with the community.

Policy and equitable funding are two main reasons why our schools are not serving the needs of students, diverting funding from public schools will not solve the problem.

In all this assessment work, there’s no perfection, and that’s the enduring understanding to hold onto. If we’re focused on the good, we’ll continue to do better.

We need a US Secretary of Education who will stand up to the Education Industrial Complex…. I would be wildly excited and surprised if we had a Secretary of Education who was interested in some deep truth telling, reconciliation and reparations.