To Improve EdTech, Focus on the Teachers and Students Who Use It

To Improve EdTech, Focus on the Teachers and Students Who Use It

As education tech develops, it’s vital that edtech engineers focus on the human interaction and augments the class experience for teachers and students.

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Want to Restore Public Trust in Our Schools? Local News Can Help.

Want to Restore Public Trust in Our Schools? Local News Can Help.

More than 50.7 million students will be enrolled in the United States public school system by 2022, according to federal predictions. Many of those student

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Now Is the Time to Professionalize School Boards

Now Is the Time to Professionalize School Boards

Should schools reopen? Should students wear masks? Should vaccines be mandated? Should online learning continue to be a robust option? Does our district te

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3 Ways We Can Support the Unique Needs of English Language Learners After the Pandemic

3 Ways We Can Support the Unique Needs of English Language Learners After the Pandemic

Picture this: a Spanish-speaking student in the back of the classroom struggling to understand a lecture.  Now picture this: a Spanish-speaking student in

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I'm Afraid of How Many Black Students Have Been Convinced They Are Stupid by Educators Who Lack Equity Training

I’m Afraid of How Many Black Students Have Been Convinced They Are Stupid by Educators Who Lack Equity Training

On the last day of third grade, all my classmates and I huddled onto a carpet much too small for children of our size, waiting for our teachers for the nex

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How School Districts, Funding Policy, and Housing Affordability Add Up to Inequitable Systems

How School Districts, Funding Policy, and Housing Affordability Add Up to Inequitable Systems

What sits at the intersection of school district boundaries, school funding policy, and housing affordability? Inequity for students and families.  Lack of

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Here's How Parents and Teachers Can Help in the Battle Against Bullying

Here’s How Parents and Teachers Can Help in the Battle Against Bullying

Mean girls.  These two words perfectly described my fourth period speech class. The class culture I had worked so hard to create was crushed overnight with

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Yes, We Should Require Teachers to Be Vaccinated

Yes, We Should Require Teachers to Be Vaccinated

While children becoming seriously ill from the coronavirus is exceedingly rare, it is imperative for teachers to be vaccinated in order to keep schools ope

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After the Last Year and a Half, We Must Never Forget How Resilient Students Are

After the Last Year and a Half, We Must Never Forget How Resilient Students Are

Kids today are too fragile. We’re raising a generation of snowflakes! It’s a universal truth: As long as there are young people, there will be older people

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