Poverty
Here's How Teachers Can Help Students Overcome Stereotype Threat
Stereotype threat describes the concept that people are at a higher risk of conforming to negative stereotypes about their social group in situations where they are judged compared to others, rather...
Achievement Gap
8 Million Stories Is Here to End the School-to-Prison Pipeline
Our Black boys aren’t served by the education system. Period. So many of them are sent right into the correctional industry. But that could be changing thanks to the work of organizations like 8...
Poverty
Helping My Home of Puerto Rico Get Back to School
When I was growing up, Puerto Rico was always my favorite place on Earth. Born in Boston to Puerto Rican parents, I spent my summers on the beaches of Rincon or hiking with my cousins in El Yunque....
Poverty
This STEM Learning Program Shows How We Can Give Every Child a Chance to Succeed
Shayla Toran is a third-grade student who thrives when presented with opportunities to discover how things work. Two years ago, she stepped into D.C.-based Eagle Academy Public Charter School’s...
Poverty
How to Save Charter Schools From the Beatdown
There seems to be an organized assault on charter schools. Legal challenges, bureaucratic barriers and smear campaigns all work to destroy their reputation, deplete their finances and diminish their...
Poverty
I Was Lucky to Attend a 'Good' School, But What About the Kids Who Don't
Let me tell you a tale of two schools. As the Georgia Teacher of the Year, I visit countless schools all across Georgia—observing instruction and meeting students and teachers. Recently, I visited a...