Stories

As a White Teacher, I Must Develop Racial Competency

The day after George Floyd was murdered, I was sitting quietly, pondering what I might say to my students about his death in the midst of COVID-19 quarantine. When I checked my inbox, there was an...

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Teaching

To Solve Minnesota Teacher Shortages, We Must Support New Teachers

Minnesota needs great teachers, but it’s harder than ever to recruit and retain them, particularly with the many challenges of the post-pandemic environment. But our students deserve passionate,...

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Teaching

Parents, Do You Want Your Child to Be Happy or Literate?

If you want to understand how education research can miss the forest for the trees, look no further than a recent report from a University of Maryland/Harvard University research team that found that...

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Hey Shawnta! How Can My School Get a Hallway Heroes Program?

Hey Shawnta! How can my school get a Hallway Heroes program? After I posted about my husband and I volunteering for one to two hours each Friday at our twin son’s middle school as a hallway hero,...

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New Hampshire’s Tutoring Deal Could Be a Big Waste of Money

School districts across the United States have been tapping tutoring services for additional support as part of an overarching effort to help students recover from learning losses suffered by...

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Literacy

Why Schools Aren’t Using The Best Methods to Teach Reading

Solving our country’s literacy crisis will involve a lot more than simply publicizing the large body of evidence suggesting many schools are not deploying the best method of teaching reading. It also...

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