I've struggled with learning disabilities my whole life. Not the disability, but being labeled as someone with a disability. I had never felt stupid before, but for some reason getting “special”...
States across the country are working to develop their new school accountability systems as required by the new federal education law, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). Education advocates,...
As my first group of students walked into my classroom in Compton, California, one student stood out: Brandi. She had a bright smile and beautiful round eyes that were full of expectation for fifth...
In early October technicians working the master controls at local TV stations across Massachusetts will unleash a torrent of education issue ads—the first shots fired in what is likely to be one of...
Sixty-two years ago this month, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ended segregation in public places and prohibited discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, sex or national origin. Prior...