VIDEO: My Mom Overcame Her Drug Addiction and Gave Me a Chance at a Real Education

I grew up in a home with my mom and two younger siblings. My mother spent most of my childhood in the throes of drugs and alcohol addiction, creating a sit

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Banning ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ Because It Makes You Uncomfortable Isn’t How You Learn

Kentucky educator Garris Stroud discusses why To Kill a Mockingbird was banned from Biloxi Mississippi public schools.

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Kids Need to Learn About LGBT Heroes Like Edith Windsor

Look at this photo of Edie Windsor. When was she ever photographed looking anything other than confident and jubilant, arms extended and something bright,

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DeVos May Be a Lot of Things But a White Supremacist Isn’t One of Them

Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos recently found herself, per usual, swarmed by protesters at a recent appearance at Harvard. But something stood out in t

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My Undocumented Students Have Invested in Our Country. We Should Invest in Them.

At the end of my first year of teaching, Maria, one of my sixth-graders, wrote this to me: Before you, school just wasn’t my thing. But you showed me that

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This Is What Being a Non-Racist White Person Really Looks Like

First, let’s get something straight: The current bar for being a “good, non-racist White person” is set way too low. Here’s what it looks like today: Go to

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VIDEO: This Detroit Teacher Uses Hip-Hop Literacy to Engage His Students and the Community

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKDhb8iYzAM Video Series: Black Male Educators SpeakIn partnership with Education Post, the Campaign for Black Male Achieve

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P.E. Class Isn’t Just Extra, Our Kids Need It

The health and wellbeing of American students should be paramount, regardless of socioeconomic status. Unfortunately, this is not always the case. Across t

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I’m 100% Here for a Parent’s Bill of Rights

Parents’ rights can be a contentious topic, but this “bill of rights” describes how they can use their voice in a positive way to impact student success.

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