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High School Graduate Tatiana Amaya on Raising Student Voice and Claiming a Seat at the Table

Often, you hear about leaders, far earlier than you meet them. Sitting in a café near the school where I lead as principal, Mastery-Shoemaker, I was approached by a beaming waitress. “My...

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I’m One of the Most Well-Known LGBTQ Teachers in the US and I Was Called Out by a Fourth-Grader for Failing to Be Gender Neutral

I messed up today. I messed up, and a nine-year-old called me out. In front of the whole class. That’s right, one of the most well-known LGBTQ teachers in the United States was called out by a fourth...

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Afi Tagnedji's Making Sure Students' Voices Are Heard in the Equity Conversation

Everyone is talking about how schools should care about equity for their students, but that can’t be the whole conversation. Equity has to mean more than just policies or decisions made for...

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It's Going to Take More Than a Black History Month Report to See Racial Equity in Our Schools

Black History Month provides a calendar-driven chance for students and teachers to talk about Black History. But it can easily become a way of tokenizing Black Americans if teachers, principals and...

School Choice

Nobody Likes a Teachers Strike. Here's How We Can Work to Avoid Them.

Nobody likes a teachers strike. I know. I have lived through a number of them. And I'm doing it again this week. My life and my background speak to the importance of education and choice, two topics...

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After a Year Like 2018, Teachers Can No Longer Stay Silent About Injustice

After a year like this one, I’ve spent a lot of time reflecting and questioning how so many injustices can still exist in our nation today. Just think about it. In 2018, we saw two Black men get...

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Stories

High School Graduate Tatiana Amaya on Raising Student Voice and Claiming a Seat at the Table

I’m One of the Most Well-Known LGBTQ Teachers in the US and I Was Called Out by a Fourth-Grader for Failing to Be Gender Neutral

Afi Tagnedji's Making Sure Students' Voices Are Heard in the Equity Conversation

It's Going to Take More Than a Black History Month Report to See Racial Equity in Our Schools

Nobody Likes a Teachers Strike. Here's How We Can Work to Avoid Them.

After a Year Like 2018, Teachers Can No Longer Stay Silent About Injustice

Support Education Equity