Outrage: These Politicians Bullshitting Third-Graders We all know politicians are full of it. But kids keep it real. So when third-graders ask why you’re putting more money into prisons than school,...
Rich, mostly White homeowners are officially on welfare. I know. I was as surprised as you are. But millions of affluent homeowners filed their taxes this week and took advantage of changes to the...
The same four students hang out together in front of my classroom most mornings. One set is female and the other male. I do not have these students in my classes, and they have never participated in...
Karen Hawley Miles is the president and executive director of Education Resource Strategies, Inc. (ERS), a Massachusetts-based nonprofit that helps turn around low-performing school districts. She is...
I am a Latina educator and I have spent most of my career working with Black and Brown students. Initially, I believed that it was enough for me to look like the students I served. My Latino students...
We’ve seen it happen too many times to count. Every two to three years, state and district education chiefs across the country step down and, with no succession plan in place, a mad scramble ensues,...