Black educators have an incredibly positive, measurable effect on the lives of young Black students. When kids see teachers who look like them, they perform better academically.

Five years into the program, Kansans Can is transforming education across the state. But key metrics of student achievement paint a mixed picture.

And sometimes, school board members are being threatened over what people think they are teaching.

We need to shift our mindset and embrace an actionable approach to formative assessment that's a seamless part of the regular instructional cycle.