student support
How Enacting Equity Can Decrease Holiday Trauma
As a kid, I didn’t look forward to the holidays as much as my classmates did because it meant more time in a home that was filled with trauma and inequities. My anxiety increased before breaks and I...
IEP
If You’ve Been Silent About Child Justice, We Need You Now More Than Ever
We have a problem. The global COVID-19 pandemic has not only created a storm of challenges in policy and practice for public education; it also has fomented political and racial divisions in parent...
student support
3 Ways We Can Support the Unique Needs of English Language Learners After the Pandemic
Picture this: a Spanish-speaking student in the back of the classroom struggling to understand a lecture. Now picture this: a Spanish-speaking student in the back of the classroom struggling to...
student support
Here's How Parents and Teachers Can Help in the Battle Against Bullying
Mean girls. These two words perfectly described my fourth period speech class. The class culture I had worked so hard to create was crushed overnight with the addition of three female transfer...
student support
After the Last Year and a Half, We Must Never Forget How Resilient Students Are
Kids today are too fragile. We’re raising a generation of snowflakes! It’s a universal truth: As long as there are young people, there will be older people who complain about them. Today’s youth are...
Parents
Times Are Tough. Asking Teachers to Get Tougher Isn't the Answer.
Wednesday started out like any other; I left my house at 7:00 am to drive to my school campus, where I teach bilingual early childhood special education. Out of nowhere, I burst into tears. I thought...
