Find out how we dismantle white supremacy culture from Shane Safir & Jamila Dugan, authors of Street Data.

I went back and forth, whether I could, should, or would take parent leave. Ultimately, I did. Here’s what the process showed me about education, family, and balance. And why you should always take YOUR full fucking leave.

No, racial affinity groups are not racist. They are an essential strategy for transforming schools and organizations into equity-centered spaces.

Yesterday I had the pleasure of facilitating a 3 hour workshop alongside my partner Jen Benkovitz about Racial Affinity Groups.

Oh shit. More than 200,000 visits to this website. Check out some big news and updates.

Hear my interview with David Truss, where I talk about self care, meditation in schools, and culturally responsive leadership. 

Yo. This being a Principal shit is hard, and it’s easy to burn out and give up. But I’ve been doing more this year to take care of myself. And I have 8 things that are working.

How can you attack white supremacy culture?  Why are we are so afraid to talk about race? Why is it so difficult for us to kick start the conversation? Hear answers to these important questions in the Better Leaders Better Schools podcast episode below.

I had a great time. Perhaps better than last year (review here) and learned lots. Workshops, a great keynote, and relationship building with my team. Read about what SEL has got to do with PBL.

I just finished the book, We Want to Do More Than Survive and I feel vindicated, celebrated. It was the best book to open up this summer and I have more questions than I started with. Here’s 15 and I hope I get to ask them to her sometime!