By Ms. June NASHVILLE, TN — For the past two years, the city of Nashville, its media and Metro Nashville Public Schools spent more focus on the personal life and missteps of Dr. Shawn Joseph that he ended up gracefully bowing out of his multi-year contract. With an...

The calendar may say it’s 2019, but for some white folks and stupid black folks, it will never be the right time for a Black man to be in charge of anything. Especially if that man is smart, confident, experienced, and unwilling to act as though it’s a privilege and...

Dr. Shawn Joseph, Former Metro Nashville Director of Schools, will continue his fight for equity and excellence for all children as a newly appointed Visiting Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at Fordham University.  Dr. Joseph shared,...

In one of his first public appearances since board members bought out his contract, former Nashville public schools Director Shawn Joseph told business and community leaders Monday they must demand "equity and excellence" for all students. “City, political and...

When Shawn Joseph came to Nashville with an equity agenda, he was hailed. When he actually implemented that agenda, he was vilified. Vanderbilt education professors Guest columnist     More than 30 Vanderbilt University professors signed this letter. Scroll down to...

Former Schools Director Shawn Joseph demonstrated courage and commitment to the equity discussion in a district that has long chosen not to acknowledge it. Kevin Rome Guest columnist Dr. Kevin Rome is president of Fisk University. The concept of equity sounds good...

By Dr. Shawn Joseph, Director of Metro Schools If you are like me, you may be the first person in your family to graduate from high school or even from college. It is an achievement that I worked hard for and I know that so many others have as well.  Last November, we...