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The Jose Vilson Blog
03.09.2024
A few weeks ago, after skimming through the formatting of my dissertation one last time, I said a little prayer. The last call was, “God, ... Read More
24.05.2024
In 2015, C-SPAN’s Washington Journal invited me to discuss education reform and my book, This Is Not A Test: A New Narrative on Race, Class, ... Read More
06.04.2024
Recently, Christina Cross, a Black woman sociologist at Harvard, found her work at the crosshairs of the same person who brought us the bastardization of ... Read More
22.03.2024
Here’s something I never got to tell you. About seven years ago, I wrote this post that went viral. I didn’t expect to see some ... Read More
14.03.2024
Last week, I had the pleasure of attending my fourth SXSW EDU in Austin, TX. As Ron Reed mentioned before introducing scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw as ... Read More
29.02.2024
Sometime in the summer of 2020, a small, vocal set of parents and advocates decided that teachers should get back to work. They overshadowed the ... Read More
14.02.2024
Last week, I had the pleasure of attending the latest celebration of TED-Ed Educator Talks at the TED Headquarters in NYC. For those who are ... Read More
10.02.2024
This past weekend, I had the opportunity to attend EduCon in Philadelphia, PA. Principal – and friend – Chris Lehmann asked me to participate in ... Read More
01.02.2024
The following text is a combination of things that never happened, but may feel familiar. But if they feel familiar, it probably did happen, but ... Read More
27.01.2024
A few weeks ago, I had no intention of doing anything outside of my regular family/work duties. No meetings. No calls. Nothing. But last week, ... Read More
24.01.2024
This past Saturday, I was doing some mindless scrolling through Instagram when I saw an announcement from one of my former students. Diamond – yes, ... Read More
18.01.2024
Yesterday, I had the pleasure of attending a special professional development session on a snowy and icy day at PS 20 in the Lower East ... Read More
16.01.2024
It felt like a typical night for a Black student activist at Syracuse University back in 2002. In addition to the keynote speaker that the ... Read More
13.01.2024
“But you can’t divide a fraction by another fraction unless you find the reciprocal.” “Yes, you can and here’s how.” It was a typical math ... Read More
09.01.2024
Claudine Gay was the first Black president in Harvard University’s history, and, as such, stewarded the work of the world’s most prestigious university over a ... Read More
04.01.2024
About a decade ago, my former school’s parent coordinator introduced me to a new student. This wouldn’t be a remarkable event because my school opened ... Read More
01.01.2024
There were about six minutes of silence in my house while I stared at my computer screen. This time, my advisors were on the other ... Read More
30.12.2023
There are complex answers that deserve interrogation through all their interwoven facets and there are complex answers that converge toward a simple response. The cause ... Read More
28.12.2023
Have you ever taken a ride on Kingda Ka roller coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure? You get in a seat with the high-velocity harness, ... Read More
24.12.2023
A few weekends ago, ARRAY Inc. invited EduColor to a screening of Origin, a movie based on the events surrounding and within Isabel Wilkerson’s best-selling ... Read More
21.12.2023
Recently, I saw a meme suggesting what school should have taught us as opposed to what it teaches us. The setup usually lists a set ... Read More
19.12.2023
The United States of America has spent the last three years arguing about the pandemic’s effects on students’ academic and socioemotional well-being. Of course, this ... Read More
16.12.2023
Last night, I was asked to speak virtually to a group of student teachers who read my book This Is Not A Test for class ... Read More
14.12.2023
Last year, when I dropped my son off at school, my first question to the staff was “What’s changed?” After the cuts came down, students ... Read More
11.12.2023
Recently, my son did an active-shooter drill at his school. I asked him how it went. He mentioned how it was fine, but a few ... Read More
28.11.2023
Kids can’t read. At least that’s what we’ve been told to believe by folks trying to dismantle public education. Proponents of this refrain use frivolous ... Read More
18.09.2023
My son and I ran over to a super convenience store (you’ll know which one) to do some last-minute grocery shopping when we happened upon ... Read More
11.04.2023
“Just six more minutes left / We’ve done all we could do / And whatever happens next / I’m glad I’m here with you …” ... Read More
03.01.2023
In the last year, I’ve visited four different classrooms, three of them within New York City. During my visits, I noticed similar trends: well-organized classrooms, ... Read More
29.11.2022
About five years ago, the Teacher Activist Group in Boston, MA invited me to speak at their 7th annual Boston-Area Education for Social Justice Conference. ... Read More
Many of us end this year the same way we ended last year: by staring at screens, searching for answers to questions we don’t know ... Read More
The morning sun glistens just above the project buildings east of my son’s schoolyard just before school starts. The scene might have enamored me to ... Read More
Whenever I do a keynote presentation or workshop, I’m often asked: “How does this apply to me when I teach in a school with all-white ... Read More
“Vilson, you should read the names of the graduates. You know them anyways.” We’re at a retirement party that my wife and I organized for ... Read More
There was a moment, just as I was getting into the groove of my second class, where I thought I had it all together. And ... Read More
Last Monday, a coalition of parents, educators, students, and New York City Councilmembers came together to rebuke school budget cuts to New York City schools. ... Read More
When was the last time you cried at the end of a school year? I’ve done it about five times as a teacher, each moment ... Read More
In recent times, the term “college and career ready” has come back into trend. It’s a term that first saw a spotlight during the Obama ... Read More
“Yeah, so first of all, I just want to give a little context. So Shell and Siccar Point Energy are trying to push a new ... Read More