school leadership | Mateen Ajala Diop

Teaching and Leading with a COVID-19 State of Mind

If there is one blessing to the global pandemic, it's that we can blame COVID-19 for everything! And COVID-will accept the blame!

Defining Success and Strategies to Transform Your Neighborhood School

I’m a product of America's segregated neighborhood schools. I've served in every capacity from teacher to principal. Here's what I learned.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and the Black Male

I once interviewed for an executive-level position in a school district. After going through several stages of the interview process,...

Three Mistakes I Made When I Published My First Book

After writing for years- mostly on scraps of paper while sitting in meeting after meeting, it was finally time to share my knowledge with th

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