Steven F. Wilson established a successful charter school network, the Ascend Network, in Brooklyn to support low-income students. However, his call for academic rigor in reaction to the rise of antiracist educational frameworks led to professional backlash, resulting in his dismissal following accusations of elitism. Wilson later co-founded the National Summer School Initiative and authored The Lost Decade, arguing that antiracist education failed in enhancing student achievement, particularly in standardized testing, and criticizing the cultural dismissal of rigorous academic standards.
In 2008, Steven F. Wilson opened a charter school in Brooklyn, which expanded into a successful network of schools serving low-income students.
In 2019, Wilson faced backlash for critiquing the shift towards antiracist education, leading to accusations of elitism and his eventual dismissal from Ascend.
Wilson's new book, The Lost Decade, argues that the focus on antiracist education has negatively impacted student achievement, particularly in standardized tests.
He claims that valuable academic rigor is being undermined by a cultural shift, where essential intellectual standards are dismissed as elitist or white supremacist.
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