COVID-19
Parents, Stop Freaking Out, Teachers Aren't Perfect Either
This year, there will be no more school bells. There will be no more pencils to sharpen or papers to pass out. There will be no end of the year awards assemblies or field trips. There will be no...
student support
Remote Learning Is Creating Unnecessary Anxiety for My Students Right Now
Is everybody doing okay? Probably a silly question, but I really wanted to check-in on my American Sign Language (ASL) students. It was day three of no school, no friends, no teachers, no routine...
IEP
Here's How the COVID-19 Stimulus Bill Will Affect Education
Late this morning the U.S. Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, or the CARES Act. The total tab is $2 trillion and includes direct payments to Americans, an...
Achievement Gap
It's Time to Acknowledge That This Is the New Normal
To call the last few weeks hard, unprecedented and surreal feels trite. We are facing a pandemic unlike any in the last century and it is only a matter of time before it impacts each of us in deeply...
COVID-19
Waiting Out the Coronavirus as a Third-Grader
Public schools in Washington, D.C., shut down in response to the novel coronavirus outbreak at the end of the school day on March 13, 2020. They are currently slated to reopen in late April. Owain...
equity
It Should Not Take a Pandemic to Ensure That Every Child Has Food
Kasserianingera, this is a greeting of the Masai people of Africa, simply translated as, “And how are the children?” Because the Masai place their children’s well-being in high esteem, the response...