The School Choice Policy Wave: What Black Founders and Families Need to Know
In the span of roughly eighteen months, the school choice landscape in the United States has been reshaped at both the state and federal level in ways that have no precedent in the modern era. New programs have launched, existing ones have expanded, a federal executive order has redirected agency priorities, and for the first […]
How to Start a Black Microschool: A Community Leader’s Guide
Across the country, Black parents, educators, and community leaders are arriving at the same conclusion: the traditional school system was not designed with Black children in mind. Test scores, suspension rates, and reading proficiency data tell only part of the story. The deeper reality is one of classrooms where Black children are unseen, curricula where […]
Press Feature: NABML Founder Quoted in Miami Times Feature on How Micro-Schools Are Empowering Black Students
America’s oldest continuously published Black newspaper highlights NABML’s role in a growing South Florida movement — and the national case for microschooling as a tool for Black student equity. The Miami Times — one of the oldest Black-owned newspapers in the country, publishing since 1923 — turned its lens on South Florida’s growing micro-school movement […]
Press Feature: NABML Founder Featured in Forbes as a Leader of the New Microschool Movement
Nicole Stewart-Jones and the National Association of Black Microschool Leaders recognized in national coverage of America’s fastest-growing education trend. Forbes contributor and education journalist Kerry McDonald spotlighted NABML Founder Nicole Stewart-Jones in a January 2025 feature examining why a new wave of private schools is fundamentally different from anything that has come before. The article […]
Valery Dragon
Shiren Rattigan
Kanesha Barnes Adams
Alissa Jacques Saint-Pierre
From classroom teacher to Columbia-trained policy researcher to national school choice leader — Alissa brings a decade of ground-level experience to her role guiding NABML’s mission. There is a particular kind of credibility that only comes from having done the work at every level — in the classroom, in the policy room, and in the […]
Nicole Stewart
NABML Board Chair Named 50CAN National Voices Fellow
The mission of community-led education is gaining a powerful new platform. We are proud to announce that NABML Board Chair, Alissa Jacques Saint-Pierre, has been selected for the 2026 50CAN National Voices Fellowship. In the world of education advocacy, 50CAN is a powerhouse known for identifying the country’s most impactful leaders and providing them with […]