As a 20 something with no children of my own, is it really my place to get involved in education policy?

 "...we need to enlarge our discussion of early childhood to include more than debate about universal pre-K."

Justice in (Native) education continues to be “a long road to freedom.”

Because higher education serves as both an engine of social mobility and economic growth, young Christians should take an active stand in eliminating educational inequity.

Barriers to access - from the smallest to the greatest - should be our priority because we need these voices at the table.

The experiment in New Orleans is a groundbreaking test case in school choice, one that may raise more questions than answers for Christians interested in educational justice

"The tendency to put students into pre-established categories, ignoring their passions, knowledge, and experiences, leaves me heartbroken not only for the state of our education system but for the state of our humanity."

"After all, paying off student loan debt quickly is important, yet defining “value” purely as a dollar sign minimizes the vocations of teachers, nurses, and humanitarian workers, who, though they often take longer to pay off their loans, play a vital role in shaping and maintaining our society."

"A vast number of high school graduates enter higher education unprepared for college level coursework at the time of enrollment."

We must work in our communities to lead by example and give creative solutions to the problems of high-risk tests and consumerism through dialogue, advocacy, and communicating the changes that are needed in order to help close the achievement gap.

Let’s accept the responsibility to provide for the needs of our children- and neighbors I ask that you come along side families who can’t. I believe that then we will see more success in a child’s life than only relying on reaching standards guided by “benchmarks” and “rigorous curriculum.”

 I’ve cared about education for a long time, but these two movies prompted me to think about educational justice, beyond “just” education. What does justice look like in a system that chooses schools and children by lottery? 

The “why” of education seems to be lost in the whirlwind of ever-increasing consumerism. Education is seen as a necessity so that one can go places and achieve the elusive “American Dream.”