On the Education of Children

Nikole Hannah-Jones, public school, and what we owe our kids. Turn any article into a podcast. Upgrade now to start listening. Members can share articles with friends & family to bypass the paywall. Over the course of their educational journey, my children have attended public school and private school and have been homeschooled. This means that I’ve made and agonized over more decisions about their education than I care to remember. So, when I read Nikole Hannah-Jones’ essay on the struggle to make educational choices for her daughter in keeping with her values, I immediately empathized.Hannah-Jones, a long-form journalist with the New York Times whose work focuses on school and housing segregation, is a Pulitzer Prize-winning essayist and founder of the 1619 Project. Hannah Anderson lives with her family in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. Her works include "All That's Good" and "Heaven and Nature Sing: 25 Advent Reflections to Bring Joy to the World." You find more of her writing at sometimesalight.com. More on Education