“Heart Problems” in A Public Space, December 2020
2019 A Public Space Fellowship
This 2018 piece, also on schools and the public good, is about teaching at the school George Packer trashed in The Atlantic, which my son attended.
2016 Saltonstall Arts Colony Juried Residency
“Why Poor Students Struggle” on The New York Times Op-Ed Page print edition. Made all the Top 10 lists: most tweeted (for over 30 days), most emailed, most viewed and most shared on Facebook
“What is College For?” – This ain’t no TED talk: A rambling essay given at Whitman College. Writer-in-Residence at Whitman College, Walla Walla, Washington, November 2014
Panelist at Harvard Law School Advocates for Education Conference, March 2015. Opening the Door: Enhancing Opportunity Through Access to Higher Education
Master Class at Expeditionary Learning National Conference
“Setting the Stage for All Students to Lead: Universal Design for Learning and Expeditionary Learning,” 2013.
Master Class at Expeditionary Learning National Conference
“Bringing it Back to Brooklyn.” Structuring time for teachers to plan compelling curriculum with local connections and resources. 2009.