Math
When Teachers Pay Attention to How Their Students Think, Kids Can Make More Sense of Math
Amid COVID school disruptions, research has shown that for most students across the U.S., recent learning gains have been lower-than-typical in math. Given this current reality, educators are...
Social Emotional Learning
After Uvalde, Teachers Need to Help Kids Process Big Feelings in Small, Daily Conversations
The end of a school year is always a bittersweet one for teachers as our students set their sights on their next destination and we cherish the poignant lessons along the way. During a recent...
My Son Taught His Own Damn Self … And Got Into College!
“Do you know what you’ll be if you do this?” my husband raged at our then-16-year-old son, “You’ll be just another Black man without a high-school diploma. Why are you acting like a rich, white kid?...
Remake's Joyful, Innovative Approach to Learning Is What Families Need Right Now
Crystal Jewell’s 11-year-old has salsa on the mind. “My daughter has been taking a photo each week of our salsa garden growing to log its progress,” she said of the new hobby her daughter picked up...
LGBTQ
This LGBTQ+ Affirming High School in Alabama Just Graduated Its First Class
Editor’s note: to protect students’ and families’ privacy, we have chosen to refer to students and their families by first name only. Last Friday evening, in Birmingham, Alabama, parents, guardians...
guns
Want Justice For Uvalde? It'll Only Happen If You Can Outspend Lobbyists.
Nineteen second, third, and fourth graders and at least two teachers are dead (as of this writing) after a gunman entered yet another school with another automatic weapon designed to do only one...
