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,...
bias
My Teacher Said ‘I Love My Mammy’ and My Principal Thought I Was the One With the Problem
Last month, Attorney General Jeff Sessions pledged to defend free speech on campuses and criticized the idea of creating safe spaces on campus, protected from hate speech. He argued that classrooms...
bias
Our President Is Wrong on Race and Our Kids Need to Hear Us Say It
I need to say it. You need to say it. Teachers need to say it. School leaders need to say it. We all need to say it. Our president—who drew a moral equivalency between White supremacists and the...
bias
Have You Heard of 'Racial Crossfit'? Try This Summer Workout
White people, with all the racial turmoil in our world, do you want “do something” about racism? Well, today is your lucky day! Debuting for the 2017-2018 school year is a new anti-racist curriculum...