# Nikole Hannah-Jones regrets school choice for daughter

> 1619 Project founder admits putting ideals ahead of daughter's education.
- Title: Nikole Hannah-Jones regrets school choice for daughter
- Summary: 1619 Project founder admits putting ideals ahead of daughter's education. Nikole Hannah-Jones regrets sending her 16-year-old daughter to segregated Brooklyn…
- Keywords: nikole hannah-jones, najya, 1619 project, segregation, school choice, brooklyn public schools, unison school, news, politics, Nikole, Hannah-Jones, regrets
- Source: Fox News — https://foxnews.com/media/1619-project-founder-regrets-school-choice-her-daughter-admits-putting-ideals-ahead-her-education
- Author: CJ Womack
- Published: 2026-09-20T00:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: nikole hannah-jones, najya, 1619 project, segregation, school choice, brooklyn public schools, unison school, news, politics
## Nikole Hannah-Jones
Nikole Hannah-Jones, creator of the 1619 Project, regretted sending her 16-year-old daughter to predominantly Black, high-poverty Brooklyn public schools.
## Daughter's education
Najya, her 16-year-old daughter, said she never received the education she wanted after years in segregated Brooklyn public schools.

> I never really got the education I wanted
## Regret for daughter
Hannah-Jones admitted regretting aspects of her daughter's education after she told her, 'I feel like you got cheated.'

> I feel like you got cheated
## 2016 decision
In 2016, Hannah-Jones believed middle-class families could improve segregated schools by enrolling children and investing in them.
## School challenges
Najya faced limited homework, inexperienced teachers, and gaps in math preparation as she progressed through school.
## Principal's response
Unison principal Emily Paige acknowledged lowering expectations could become 'racism under the guise of antiracism.'

> racism under the guise of antiracism
## School choice advocate
Corey DeAngelis, a school choice advocate, urged Hannah-Jones to support policies allowing education funding to follow children.
## Hannah-Jones' apology
Hannah-Jones apologized to her daughter after reviewing problems that followed her through elementary and middle school.

> I’m sorry for that
## What happens next
Hannah-Jones says she hopes parents without resources will have equal outrage for Black children's educational challenges.

> There is no absolution to be had for any of us
## Key takeaway

Nikole Hannah-Jones regrets sending her 16-year-old daughter to segregated Brooklyn public schools after she said she never got the education she wanted.