Hey Shawnta! How Can I Ensure My Children’s School Incorporates Their Latino Heritage After Hispanic Heritage Month Ends?
Hey Shawnta! How can I ensure my children’s school incorporates their Latino heritage after Hispanic Heritage Month ends? Sincerely, Latino 365 Hi Latino 365, As a Black woman, I can empathize with...
COVID-19
More than politics: New studies help explain why some schools reopened while others stayed virtual
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. To critics, keeping schools closed during the pandemic was not only a colossal blunder — it was...
Social Emotional Learning
If You Think SEL Matters in Schools, Now's a Good Time for Us All to Get on the Same Page
We can’t have a serious conversation about educational equity without having a normed understanding of what social emotional learning should look and sound like in our schools. Furthermore, you...
Hey Shawnta! How Do We Get Educators More Informed About the Benefits of Flexible Seating?
Hey Shawnta! How do we get educators more informed about the benefits of flexible seating? Sincerely, Flexible Teacher Hi Flexible Teacher, Thanks for advocating for more teachers to become informed...
The World Is Driving Gen Z Crazy, and They're Ready to Fight Back
Gen Z is battling a mental health crisis unseen by previous generations. When asked how often their mental health was “not good” in the last 30 days (defined as experiencing stress, anxiety, or...
Learning
My Children Fell Behind During the Pandemic. What Can I Do?
Hey Shawnta! My children fell behind during the pandemic and I don't see our school helping them catch up. I don't have money for private tutoring. What can I do? Sincerely, Panicked Pandemic Parent...