Education

Ed Week

"America at large is facing two pandemics: racism and COVID-19. But, low-income Black and Brown children in America are facing one more, the temporary and permanent closure of their schools." Read an Ed Week op-ed co-authored by Ryan Good, assistant professor and co-director at the Washington Community Scholars Center in Washington D.C.

WHYY-Philadelphia

At first glance, there is nothing 鈥渟hadowy鈥� about the rise of fundraising organizations tied to Philadelphia public schools. These independently run nonprofits are typically associated with the sunny side of public education. But researchers Ryan Good and Katharine Nelson say there is a central paradox embedded in these 鈥淔riends of鈥� groups, which have burst onto the scene in many wealthy or gentrifying parts of Philadelphia.