Stories

Twenty-one months have passed since the COVID-19 pandemic was declared a national emergency. With a new school year underway, the United States (U.S.) publ

Student data. Standardized testing. Accountability. These words set off a lot of big feelings among parents, educators and policymakers — especially fear a

“Squid Game” is graphic and not meant for young audiences. This is not an endorsement of using the show as teaching material. As a teacher, I typically fin

Columbus Day should have never been a holiday. This is a concept that some people struggle with because of some warped sense of belief in Manifest Destiny,

In March, Dr. Seuss Enterprises decided to cease publication of six of the prolific writer’s works due to his demeaning caricatures of non-white ethnicitie

While all the drama around the pandemic and its fallout sucks the life out of schools and communities, far too many heavy-hitters in the education policy a

Our world has been forever changed as a result of the pandemic as well as the racial unrest of 2020. We learned new ways of being — how to be alone, how to

How many of you have asked the question, “How are principals doing during this time?” Since March of 2020, when our education system was turned upside down

I was always a good student — I did very well academically. Every nine weeks, we had these standardized tests for the state. I would always place in “advan