Parents
Centering Parents in Education Innovation
What does “education innovation” mean to parents, and what do they hope it will look like? Earlier this month, Imagine Network hosted a roundtable discussion, “Centering Parents in Education...
anti-racism
Black Panther Party's Legacy: Empowering Education for Black Youth
The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense turned 58 this October. Its Ten-point Platform and Program, written by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale, is as vital as ever. As a Black man who grew up as one...
Learning loss
Is Extended Time the Key to Solving Chronic Absenteeism?
Chronic absenteeism has nearly doubled in public schools across the country since the pandemic. Better than a quarter of students are missing 10% or more of school days. According to recent data,...
Social Emotional Learning
Here's Why We Must Teach Democracy in Public Schools
We believe in the more perfect union described in the soaring opening sentence of this country’s Constitution. We all must believe in it for the country to endure. And for it to endure, we in...
Diversity
Teaching Patriotism: Embracing Multiple Paths in Our Curriculum
The future of civic education and social studies is on the ballot in November. Hold your eye roll. I know this is instance No.1,292 of someone telling you that catastrophe looms for “X” if you vote...
bias
Study Confirms: White Educators Harming Black Girls With Biased Discipline
A Black child will have a fundamentally different schooling experience than their white peers. A new federal report shows that bias in the daily experience of school for Black girls is profoundly...