‘You Don’t Always Have To Be Recognized for Every Single Thing’
Co-published with Fast Company. Decades ago Vickie Jordan’s career ambitions were put on hold by an unplanned pregnancy, but her dedication and advocacy inspired her daughter Christina …
Freedom Dreams: Black Women and the Student Debt Crisis
Co-published with The Intercept. In “Freedom Dreams,” narrated by Nina Turner, Black women talk about how student debt has impacted their lives and what cancellation would mean for …
Jen Fitzgerald: A Poet Without a Home
Co-published with The Nation. As the pandemic closed down New York City, Fitzgerald found her daughter and herself priced out of a place to live.
Weights and Measures
Co-published with Believer Magazine. I’ve managed to keep the lights on, but I flinch every time they flicker.
Trafficking in Teachers
Co-published with Oxford American. Filipino teachers, hired to fill historic shortages in the South and elsewhere, fight their exploitation by opportunistic recruiters.
Stop Pretending Schools Can Open Safely
Co-published with the Washington Post. Making teachers get sick can’t be an option.
Teachers Are Working for Uber Just to Keep a Foothold in the Middle Class
Co-published with The Nation. For the ride-share company, teacher/drivers are both a marketing coup and an exploitable labor force.
Middle School Through A Teacher’s Phone
Co-published with Medium. Teaching in challenging environments isn't easy, and good intentions aren't enough.