Special Education
It’s Never Been Harder to Be a Teacher and That’s Why We Need to Train Them Better
Teacher training in the U.S. has been a crapshoot. Because when you're hiring first year teachers, sometimes you say “crap” and other times you say “shoot.” Kidding...kidding. There are a myriad of...
Charter Schools
The Last Thing I Wanted Was Another Standardized Test, But I'm Glad I Took This One Seriously
As a busy high school student with a demanding schedule, the last thing I wanted to add to my plate was yet another standardized test. But two years ago, my school—Research Triangle High School in...
California
America's Students Have to Be the Hope We Can Believe In
I went through all of high school and most of college with President Barack Obama. I am part of a micro-generation of Americans whose notions of politics and what it means to be American were...
Parents
Coffee Break: Lori Barden on What Works Best for Schools and Why More Parents Should Run for Political Office
Lori Barden is a parent of two school-aged boys, Tanner (7) and Will (12), who attend an intentionally diverse public charter school in Rhode Island. She just completed a run to become District 59...
Diversity
I Was at the 'Hamilton' Performance With Mike Pence and I Saw Something You Didn't See on Twitter
By the time I was running down 46th Street to the Richard Rodgers Theatre in New York City this past Friday night, I’d been consuming all things "Hamilton" for months. I had the book. I’d watched...
Diversity
Here's the Truth About Why There Are So Few Native American Teachers
Throughout my 11 years of teaching, and three semesters of teaching future and current teachers at the college level, I can count on one hand the number of American Indian teachers either already in...