Articles and Essays

Peer-Reviewed Articles

"Progressive Education in Black and White: Rereading Carter G. Woodson's Miseducation of the Negro," History of Education Quarterly 55, no.3 (August 2015): 273-293.

"Teaching Matters: Observations on Teacher Evaluations" (co-authored with W. David Hibler), Schools: Studies in Education 12, no.1 (Spring 2015): 33-47.

Essays and Commentaries

"Social Justice is Not the Most Compelling Reason to Teach Race," Education Week 35 (December 2, 2015): 20-21.  Published online as "Social Justice Isn't the Only Reason to Teach About Race," November 24, 2015. 

"Teaching Kids 'Grit' is All the Rage: Here's What's Wrong With It," New Republic, May 6, 2014.

“The King Memorial Fails to Capture the Spirit of the Man and the Movement,” History News Network, October 20, 2011.

"The Paradox of Race: Lessons from the Smithsonian," Teachers College Record, October 7, 2011.

"A Brief History of the Syllabus," Harvard University Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning, 2006.