equity
Supt. Susan Enfield on Her Commitment to Feed, Connect and Educate Every Student
The reality is if our students are hungry, they’re not going to learn. If they can’t access the internet, they’re not going to learn. And if they don’t have a device they can use, they’re not going...
IEP
How I'm Helping My Child With Special Needs Navigate Remote Learning
My children always start school two weeks before everyone else. So after two weeks of e-learning—or what I am calling two-weeks “in the trenches”—I feel like I am ready to offer suggestions to all...
student support
4 Tips to Prioritize Students' Dignity During Remote Learning
Have you ever revisited your philosophy of teaching? I don’t mean the progressive policies you ardently advocate for at faculty meetings or on Facebook; I mean that one-page declaration you typed as...
California
Creating Equitable Learning Environments Doesn’t Mean Reinventing the Wheel
The dueling crises of COVID-19 and systemic racial injustice have created a pivotal moment that not only demands a transformation of our school system, but requires innovative problem solving that...
CRT
Our Story Didn't Start in 1619': Dr. Chike Akua on How Our Education System Is Failing Black Students
On Monday, August 31st at 5:30 ET on Facebook Live, Citizen Ed, a brightbeam platform, will host the next virtual Town Hall in our #SeekingChildJustice series, “We must have an Education for...
COVID-19
Black People, We're Tired. But Letting Up on Education Is Letting Up on Our Kids.
For the past few weeks I’ve been going in on everything and everybody I feel has a hand in blocking the progression of and crusade for educational liberation for Black kids, especially during...