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I Used To Rage At Teachers, But Now I’ve Found My Target

I used to harbor a lot of rage toward my son’s kindergarten teacher. When I first realized that my son, then a first-grader doing school remotely from our living room couch, couldn’t read even the...

ARE TODAY’S “CLASSROOM KARENS” JUST THE CURRENT VERSION OF JANE CROWS - WHITE WOMEN WHO SUPPORTED SCHOOL SEGREGATION?

Provocative Ed Post Series ‘Jane Crow: Then and Now’ Examines the Troubling Activities, Histories of White Women and Our Schools NEW YORK CITY— November 17, 2022 — White women are organizing around...

Here’s How I Taught Critical Race Theory To High School Freshmen

Freshmen love secrets, coloring and affirmation that their suspicions about all the adults being wrong are true. Each autumn, I do a unit on the ways that societal power and hierarchy reveal...

Hey Shawnta! How Can We Ensure Students Learn About Our Veterans?

Hey Shawnta! There is a lot of focus on adding more cultural months to the curriculum; that should be taught at home. What about Veterans? How can we ensure students learn about our vets? This...

Tracking Tuesday’s Education-Related Races and Issues

Results continue to pour in from November 8’s surprisingly close midterm elections. We here at Ed Post have been tracking education issues on the ballot, what happened, and how they will impact...

How Schools Can Partner to Support Students’ Mental Health

When students struggle academically, it is often the case that the root causes–and their solutions–can be found outside the school doors. The social determinants of health—economic and social...