Reporter, Writer, Storyteller
Sam Houston High School’s Entire Class of 2020 sat through the National Anthem at their Graduation in Protest.
Then the Valedictorian called out the school’s administration. (This story ...
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Bekah McNeel
How I talk to my white kid about racism.
I can’t tell you the perfect way to do it. ...
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Bekah McNeel
A decade of being bravely underwhelming.
In late December 2009, ten years ago, I did something ...
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Bekah McNeel
Which San Antonio ISD schools suspend and expel the most students?
Last month, San Antonio ISD adopted a new code of ...
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Bekah McNeel
San Antonio’s First Dual Language Montessori School is Coming to the West Side
A community redesign revealed that parents and students who said ...
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Bekah McNeel
The Integration Diaries: The one advantage I refuse to give up.
We put our kids in a public school committed to ...
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Bekah McNeel
The Integration Diaries: A Lottery Without Power Tokens
We put our kids in a public school committed to ...
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Bekah McNeel
The Integration Diaries: School supplies and hair bows
On August 12, we put our kids in a public ...
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Bekah McNeel
Location, segregation, and accountability: the quest for better school ratings
Parents, homebuyers, and ed reformers all love simple, clear school ...
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Bekah McNeel
Learning to live with my kids getting in trouble.
The ongoing work of rooting out perfectionism in my life ...
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Bekah McNeel
My children and the Children of the Dream.
My journey toward understanding and believing in integrated schools is ...
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Bekah McNeel
Summer reading list: The book that (further) sold me on reparations.
Because the ed beat slows down a little in the ...
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Bekah McNeel
Adventures in Literacy: Why your kid’s teacher needs professional development.
I’m about 30 years late to the phonics wars, but ...
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Bekah McNeel
Meet The Gathering Place, one of San Antonio’s newest and busiest charter schools.
One of San Antonio’s newest charter schools will hit the ...
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Bekah McNeel
The Integration Diaries: The most radical thing a parent can say.