activism
I’m Feeling Some Hope and Outrage Here on #NationalWalkoutDay
I’m starting a new thing here called “Hope and Outrage.” A lot of us wake up every morning with the goal of rallying people to fight for better educational options for our Black and Brown youth. When...
Achievement Gap
Want to Fix the Achievement Gap? Reconsider How You Teach.
There seems to be a sentiment amongst some educators that culturally responsive education is merely an optional “best practice.” Well, of course, any trainings or professional development examining...
bias
This Teacher With a White Nationalist Podcast Is Outrageous But She's Not Alone
Two days after a Florida middle school teacher named Dayanna Volitich was outed as this White nationalist podcaster, the teacher is now denying that she is a White supremacist and called her podcast...
equity
It’s Time to Stop Dreaming and Wake Up
An interesting phrase, with an equally interesting hashtag, has started to go around: #StayWoke. This phrase was especially present during the Women’s March after the inauguration of President Trump....
bias
My Grandmother Who Escaped Nazis Told Me to Always Speak Up. So, I’m Calling Out Racist Teachers.
My grandmother escaped the Nazis three days before they invaded Prague while much of her family did not. En route to America she and her family listened to the radio, in awe as various nations...
bias
We Can’t Be Teachers by Day and Oppress Our Students of Color by Night
A few summers back, I was at a wedding reception, exchanging the customary pleasantries one does when seated next to people one has only just met. We discussed our relation to the bride and groom,...
