School Discipline
Are You An Anti-Racist Educator? Here Are Seven Questions to Help You Decide.
Last week, something in my spirit told me to create an Instagram post on Canva that stated the following: Okay people, the jury is out! What’s the verdict? Are you ANTIRACIST or AUNTIE RACIST?...
bias
Gianna Was Right, Her Daddy Changed the World
Four weeks ago, a Black man was lynched. In 2020. I remind myself of that fact each day so that I do not forget what we saw, what happened—that we witnessed a man take his last breath. In the days...
COVID-19
To Create a Better Education System, Teachers Must Become Learners
As we all anxiously await a return to normal, the worst thing that could happen for schools is just that—return to normal. If we do not emerge from the situation COVID-19 has placed us in with...
COVID-19
XQ+RI Schools Rise to the Challenge of Distance Learning and Hope to Inspire a State
Before the COVID-19 pandemic came into full view, the voice of Angélica Infante-Green, the Rhode Island Education Commissioner, bounced off the marble walls of the State House as she readied to...
opportunity gap
Let’s Make America More Just for Our Immigrant Students and Families
When we think of education equity, we typically think of issues along the lines of traditional opportunity gaps disproportionately affecting children of color. As equity-minded educators, our...
equity
6 Anti-Racist Educators to Follow on Instagram Right Now
As a social media junkie, I spend countless hours surfing through hundreds of profile pages on different platforms. In the wake of COVID-19 and rising racial tensions over the cumulative loss of...