Politics
The “Facts of Life” for Gen Z: A Party That Has Abandoned Us
Republican Senator and vice presidential candidate JD Vance recently addressed the tragic school shooting in Georgia, stating, “I don’t like that this is a fact of life.” The “fact of life” he was...
guns
My Former Student Was Murdered, Yet We Have to Find Hope in the Tragedy
On my wall hangs a huge, framed photograph of the members of Urban Prep Academies' first class at their graduation. It’s a candid portrait of young Black men from some of Chicago’s toughest...
trauma
Join Innovative Research to Reduce Sexual Harassment and Assault
Esther Warkov, Ph.D., is Executive Director and Co-Founder of Stop Sexual Assault in Schools, a national nonprofit addressing rampant K-12 sexual harassment and assault After our daughter was...
guns
Incorporate Inclusivity into Your School Safety Plan
Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) is a prominent topic in K-12 education, but it is often not thought of when designing a school safety plan, despite regular reminders of the need for...
guns
How Many More Dead Children and Teachers?
As NBA coach Steve Kerr loudly pleaded a couple of weeks back during his press conference, when are we going to do something about this? At what point will our senators in Washington D.C. put their...
guns
Want Justice For Uvalde? It'll Only Happen If You Can Outspend Lobbyists.
Nineteen second, third, and fourth graders and at least two teachers are dead (as of this writing) after a gunman entered yet another school with another automatic weapon designed to do only one...