Stories

The other day, my wife and I watched the first episode of the new sitcom Abbott Elementary.  In this episode, there’s a hilarious scene where the school is

2022 arrived in America’s public schools not with a bang, but rather, a long and tired sigh.  Students need stable, high-quality schools more than ever, bu

School boards (in some states “school committees”) sit at the intersection of civic engagement, local politics, and community service. The school board is

The politics of education are broken and we are seeing the effects of it play out in real-time.  In Chicago, a stalemate over remote learning options and r

Do you remember when teachers were heroes? It was a pretty great week. I got a couple of Amazon gift cards from my students and a really nice email from a

One year ago, hundreds of Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol building attempting to overthrow a democratic election. It was one of those strange exp

Once again, drama is flaring over Chicago Public Schools’ management of the pandemic. In the city of Chicago, more than 330,000 children are not learning t

The COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with political and social unrest, has deeply disrupted the lives and learning experiences of most students. It has created a

Last year, the obscure legal term “critical race theory” exploded into public consciousness, just months after conservative activist Christopher Rufo and D