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student achievement

The Kids Aren't Here for Half-Baked Schoolwork and Shady Politics

Outrage: If They Don’t Believe In Them, They Shouldn’t Be Teaching Them This was my story entering freshman year of college. https://twitter.com/TNTP/status/1044587425606115328 I’d gone my whole K-12...

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Special Education

#EdEquityChat Roundup: Is Education a Civil Right?

Yesterday evening, Education Post held an #EdEquityChat on Twitter based on answering the question, “Is Education a Civil Right?" In light of the current climate where Betsy DeVos and the Trump...

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Poverty

Here's How Teachers Can Help Students Overcome Stereotype Threat

Stereotype threat describes the concept that people are at a higher risk of conforming to negative stereotypes about their social group in situations where they are judged compared to others, rather...

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Parents

If You Want to Keep Kids in Your School, Parents Need to Buy What You're Selling

No matter the school, the goal is to ensure students know and feel that they are welcomed, valued and that the staff appreciates students attending every day. It is important that this feeling...

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Achievement Gap

It Doesn't Take a Miracle to Educate Kids of Color

Outrage: We’re Wasting Time Last week I went to my first Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Annual Legislative Conference. I came home empowered, inspired, and motivated. But also, somewhat...

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Mental Health

Even When Teachers Don't Feel Safe, They Don't Support Guns in the Classroom

Hear us teachers loud and clear: We do not want to be armed, and we do not want to work in prison-like school buildings. We became teachers to help students flourish and grow, and arming us erodes...

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