Stories

This Student's Story Shows Why Distance Learning Can't Always Come First

Before we get started, I want you to really take a moment and imagine how it feels to walk in my shoes for a day: I’m a Queer, Hmong, Asian American Woman. I come from a low-income family. I’m...

equity

Don't Just #RunWithMaud, #Teach4Maud

I laced up my sneakers after quietly rolling out of bed, hoping not to wake up my son, who often sneaks into my room at night. For a brief moment, I gazed at the rise and fall of his chest. His signs...

opportunity gap

Public Education Is a Storm But Our Kids Aren't Weathering it in the Same Boat

“We’re all in the same storm, not the same boat.” https://twitter.com/PeeplesChoice85/status/1255663446135386115?s=20 That’s the statement one of my friends made during a virtual town hall I hosted...

opportunity gap

5 Ways School Leaders Can Begin to Better Equip Themselves to Deal With the Challenge We're Facing

One of my mentors begins each interrogative problem-solving conversation with the same question, “Who knew what, when, and what did you do about it?” The question pushes us to think and rely on our...

COVID-19

In Brownsville, Texas, a Pandemic Won't Stop Students from Learning

The national media rarely focuses on communities like Brownsville, Texas. When they do, border communities are often painted in black-and-white, used as a backdrop to discuss national issues like...

student support

Here's How We Can Keep This Crisis From Digging Even Wider Educational Divides

I am a former school leader and a current educational strategist who works with charter leaders from all across New Orleans. Together, we have been thinking about the intersection of educational...

AI In The Classroom: What A Year Has Taught Us

This Student's Story Shows Why Distance Learning Can't Always Come First

Don't Just #RunWithMaud, #Teach4Maud

Public Education Is a Storm But Our Kids Aren't Weathering it in the Same Boat

5 Ways School Leaders Can Begin to Better Equip Themselves to Deal With the Challenge We're Facing

In Brownsville, Texas, a Pandemic Won't Stop Students from Learning

Here's How We Can Keep This Crisis From Digging Even Wider Educational Divides