equity
Let's Give Co-Teachers the Tools They Need to Make Classrooms More Equitable This Fall
Across the country, educators are mourning the loss of an unfinished year and wondering what student learning will look like in the fall. And yes, while it seems clear that there will be varying...
opportunity gap
Let’s Make America More Just for Our Immigrant Students and Families
When we think of education equity, we typically think of issues along the lines of traditional opportunity gaps disproportionately affecting children of color. As equity-minded educators, our...
bias
From Kindergarten to High School, Schools Show They Don't Give a Damn About Black Lives
Across the globe, millions of people are protesting police brutality and systemic racism in response to the murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and countless more Black people. The...
opportunity gap
ZIP Code May Not Be Destiny, But It's as Hard to Fight as Gravity
One Saturday I was picking my daughter up from a birthday party at one of those modern-day upscale arcades, and I was surprised to run into one of my students. I was so pleased to see him on a random...
Special Education
I Learned How to Fight for My Child When He Couldn't Read. Now I Help Other Parents Do the Same.
Advocating for your own kid, or teaching other people—doctors, dentists, teachers, etc.—about your kid, is something you learn as you go along. Even if you don’t work with any single barrier for...
COVID-19
Six Tips for Talking to Kids About Coronavirus
As much as we want to put on a brave face and continue living our life like “normal,” the underlying levels of anxiety continue to rise as parents and children fear the uncertainties beyond testing,...