Jasmine Lane, a first-generation college graduate, is an early-career high school English teacher in Minneapolis, Minnesota. On her blog, she writes about reading instruction, educational practices and her work in the classroom, as she implements research to close the achievement gap.
I have been navigating majority (or all) white spaces for a very long time. Whether it was the tracked gifted and talented classes or my time at university, I’ve always sort of been an outsider. In a...
Stop Arguing About 'Equity' and Focus on Student Outcomes
There’s a major force in the education world that has attempted to claim ownership over the term “equity.” From tweets questioning the value of literacy and preparation programs (like mine) that ask...