We both bring a nuanced perspective to education. Taikein is a native of Prince Edward County. Growing up three blocks from the historic R.R. Moton High School, he learned the impacts that flawed policy and selfish adults have on students. His passion is to guarantee...
A Rich Education
My involvement with public education represents a lifetime of experience. I was seven when my mom ran for the Arlington school board. I attended the Arlington public schools. Then my dad enlisted as an attorney in the Norfolk 17 case to defeat Massive...
Op-Ed: Community, Not Politics, Should Drive Our Public Schools Dialogue
In the late summer of 2015, Dyett High School in Chicago, Illinois still had its doors closed. Chicago Public Schools closed Dyett after years of low standardized test scores. With Dyett closed, students from this district in Chicago were to be bussed across town to...
Op-Ed: Let’s Show Confidence In Mr. Kamras!
Former Education Compact member Amy Wentz respond's to last week's editorial by Willie Hilliard, offering reasons why she believes Richmond Public Schools should renew Superintendent Jason Kamras's contract for four years. Well, well, well. Here we are again, Richmond...
Op-Ed: RPS Students Deserve Better Than Jason Kamras
City Council candidate and Mayor's Education Compact member Willie Hilliard says Richmond's School Board should offer a two-year contract for continuity amidst the pandemic, but should not commit to the four-year contract Superintendent Jason Kamras wants. RPS...
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