Voice: Sharif El-Mekki
The New Mis-Education of the Negro
In the wake of the NAACP’s call for a moratorium on charter schools, a Mastery principal derides the group for selling out black families
By Sharif El-Mekki
An Open Letter from a Principal to the Police
As the school year starts, please remember why you’re here: To protect our students, not harm them
By Sharif El-Mekki
To Educators, A Salute
As the new school year gets underway, a Mastery principal takes us behind the scenes of the hard work that goes into serving kids
By Sharif El-Mekki
Arise, Black Men, and Teach
Only 4.5 percent of Philadelphia teachers are black men. A Mastery principal urges more to heed the call to help build a better nation
By Sharif El-Mekki