As a parent, I want my children to love learning and succeed academically. But even though I work full-time in education, I don’t always feel confident that I know the best way to support my kids’...
On Wednesday, February 6, 2019, I had the honor of speaking at the Black Lives Matter in Schools Week of Action rally. The audience was mostly educators, with a few powerful students (several whom...
When I first met Oscar, a junior at Health & Science High School in Beaverton, Oregon, he was an extremely disengaged, cynical young man. He skipped school all the time and when he did show up, he...
Nobody likes a teachers strike. I know. I have lived through a number of them. And I'm doing it again this week. My life and my background speak to the importance of education and choice, two topics...
Teacher shortages in Wisconsin, and across the country, have a stranglehold on the profession. Enrollment in educator prep programs in Wisconsin is down 30 percent. Teachers are retiring in droves....