California
Oakland's School Board Cares More About Politics Than It Does About Kids and Families
Reyna Morales lives in Oakland, California, and is the parent of two students at a high-performing charter school located in an area with a dearth of quality school options for Black and Latino/a,...
Politics
The Only Cure for White Supremacy Is To Teach Students Real American History
On January 6, as my students were learning about the history of trench warfare during World War I, I had no idea that our own Capitol was under attack―and not from outside invaders, but from people...
Achievement Gap
To the People Pushing Back on Culturally Responsive Teaching During Black History Month
A war has been waging in my home state of Illinois, and the battle lines have been drawn. In one corner of the ring—the “uber leftists” who justify the need for the Illinois State Department of...
Politics
Teachers Shouldn't Tiptoe Around Politics When It Directly Impacts Our Students
“Don’t talk politics and religion at the dinner table.” I presume I’m not the only one who was brought up with this unspoken rule. With a politically-neutral immigrant father and a politically silent...
student support
There Is a Right Way to Process Current Events With Your Students
The certification of the electoral votes from the 2020 election was already going to be a contentious issue, but the events that transpired go far beyond politicians yelling at each other on C-SPAN....
Politics
Our Students Need More Than Our Outrage, They Need Dialogue
On the afternoon of last Wednesday’s attempted insurrection at the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., Twitter was a refuge. While living and working in pandemic-related isolation, educators...
