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Dear parents of school-age children:  Please don’t be so hard on yourself if “e-learning” at home is hard for you. Teaching is a profession, where folks go

Tough times reveal all you need to know about the soul of good people. This is coming into focus for me as the nation buckles down under strict “social dis

My husband and I have four children. Our three oldest are what we in the special needs community call “neuro-typical” and our youngest has multiple disabil

I wish my kids loved to read. But they don’t. They don’t even like it very much. And this may present a challenge as we move forward into a pandemic that w

“Structural racism in school systems. Implicit bias among school professionals. White privilege (and, when confronted, White fragility) among school staff.

As COVID-19 continues to spread across New Jersey, “long term school closures are inevitable,” said Governor Phil Murphy on Friday. All across the country

Dear Friends and Fellow Activists, Our brightbeam team cares about your safety and ours.  Like you, we are closely watching the national news and governmen

Due to Covid-19, whether we want to or not, our work lives may have to be a whole lot closer to home. Those of us privileged enough to have work that can b

Reason number 2.8 million as to why I love my Black people—we have a sense of humor about everything. For example, the Black Delegation passed a motion to