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What we are witnessing is not random chaos. It is the fruit of long-term neglect.

If We Truly Care About Student Futures—We Fight This

Clear language matters. Understanding the difference matters even more.

History will not remember the budget year. It will remember who we protected and who we didn’t. -Kevin A. Starlings

"What we have learned to endure quietly is often what we should have dismantled.”

What if success in education has been defined too narrowly and at too great a cost?

John Marshall was built for 1,800 students. It once served 1,100–1,500. Today it serves around 600. This isn’t about effort. It’s about math. You can’t starve a school and then blame it for being hungry.

Not because I chose this work—but because I was chosen. Remembering 12 year old Amiya Moses!

I didn’t plan to write this—but grief doesn’t ask for permission. I wrote about what the holidays have felt like since losing my mom, the guilt parents carry, and why choosing peace over performance is sometimes the most loving thing we can do for our kids. If this season feels heavy, you’re not alone.

What scared me wasn’t the trauma itself. It was how familiar the numbness had become. That’s when I realized numbness hadn’t protected us — it had settled in.

Inclusive teaching strategies are more than methods; they are a mindset - a commitment to honor the unique strengths and challenges of each learner.

As I was writing about arts in education, numbness, and regulation, this video dropped and reminded me of what schools too often forget: creativity isn’t an accessory—it’s a lifeline. This holiday performance isn’t just music. It’s regulation, belonging, and healing in harmony. Because sometimes, the way out has a beat.

As Jon Burkett, “The Crime Insider,” WTVR CBS 6, writes: “This book tells the part of the story people don’t see—but need to.”

As a passionate advocate for education, I believe that every child in Richmond deserves access to a high-quality school.....

I am thrilled to announce that my candidate survey responses are now live on Ballotpedia! This is a fantastic opportunity for you to get...

It's about more than just attending meetings and casting votes. It's a commitment to transparency, accountability, and engagem

My world shattered on July 29, 2023. A phone call, one I was not prepared for, altered my life irrevocably.

When most people lose an election, they fade into the background, their promises and lofty campaign rhetoric forgotten in the face of defeat

As a resident of Richmond, as a citizen of the great state of Virginia, and as a proud American, I stand with Kamala Harris

Virginia Department of Education (VDOE): their repeated failure to hold community conversations in predominantly Black school districts.