Social Emotional Learning
It’s Not Indoctrination to Help People Grow Through SEL
“Stop crying.” How often did some of us—many of us?—hear that as children? How many of us have said it to our own children? How many of us have heard—or said?—“stop crying, or I’ll give you something...
anti-racism
Betsy DeVos Is Back! She’ll Be Talking With Moms for Liberty on Saturday.
Betsy is back. And she’s making new friends. Trump-era Education Secretary Betsy DeVos will join the far-right group Moms for Liberty at what they’ve dubbed the Joyful Warrior National Summit this...
Charter Schools
Real Freedom Looks Like Black and Latinx Families Having the Power to Choose Their Own Schools
The Biden administration’s proposed new rules for the Charter Schools Program (CSP) would shift power away from Black families like mine, who support public charters, toward school districts and DC...
Teaching
Minneapolis NAACP, Black Teachers Call Out Racism Behind Recent Teacher Strike
The Minneapolis NAACP held a press conference at the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers offices Thursday afternoon to unveil "the truth behind the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers (MFT) deception"...
CRT
Brightbeam’s List of the Top 30 Education Influencers of 2021
It’s been a wild year for education, from unprecedented federal investments in our nation’s kids via the American Rescue Plan to endless conversations on critical race theory. Throughout it all there...
CRT
Award-Winning Educators Call on States to Halt Bans on Critical Race Theory
As award-winning elementary and secondary school educators, we seek to ensure that our students receive an excellent education, to advance our students’ skills, knowledge, and motivation to succeed...