activism
As #MeTooK12 Turns 4, Students Can't Wait for Adults to Make Change
This January marks the fourth anniversary of #MeTooK12, a campaign spotlighting the widespread sexual harassment and assault millions of students experience each day. Although statistics show that...
School Funding
Abbott Elementary Is Right On Time!
At a time where we have a growing number of universities shutting down their teacher preparation programs and teachers leaving the profession at alarming rates, ABC’s new sitcom, "Abbott Elementary,"...
Politics
Lawmakers Pay Teachers Lip Service, But from Subs to Curriculum, They Don't Respect Us
The other day, my wife and I watched the first episode of the new sitcom Abbott Elementary. In this episode, there’s a hilarious scene where the school is struggling so badly to find substitute...
COVID-19
To Improve Our School District We Asked a Rabbi and Two Pastors
2022 arrived in America’s public schools not with a bang, but rather, a long and tired sigh. Students need stable, high-quality schools more than ever, but everyday staffing is desperately fragile....
opportunity gap
Chicago Isn’t the Only City Putting Politics Over Kids
The politics of education are broken and we are seeing the effects of it play out in real-time. In Chicago, a stalemate over remote learning options and reopening of schools amidst the Omicron...
CRT
America Is Losing Sight Of Teachers’ Humanity
Do you remember when teachers were heroes? It was a pretty great week. I got a couple of Amazon gift cards from my students and a really nice email from a parent about how committed I was to making...