Charter Schools
My Students Who Fight for Social Change Hold a Special Place in My Heart
As teachers, there are few things more inspiring and gratifying than seeing the success of students who have left our classrooms and ventured off into the world beyond. In my nearly 10 years of...
Special Education
I'm in Bangladesh Right Now to Help Students With Special Needs and I Won't Come Back the Same Teacher I Was Before
I've been offered one of those life-changing opportunities where I know that the person who I was when I left won't be the same person when I return. Asha Inc. (Asha is “hope” in Bengali) is a small...
Achievement Gap
Educators Take Center Stage at Betsy DeVos' Summit on School Discipline
Betsy DeVos, the secretary of education, hosted a summit yesterday on school safety and climate so that she could hear from people— including educators—who have been vocal about the issue of school...
Teaching
It's Been 64 Years and We're Still Working to Desegregate Schools
The recent passing of Linda Brown gives occasion to evaluate her legacy and to acknowledge her family’s contribution to the educational landscape of our country. Almost 64 years ago, Linda’s father...
Achievement Gap
Dr. King's Legacy of Equal Education Echoes in the Voices of Today's Black Teachers
Fifty years ago today, one of the strongest advocates for equality in education and society at large was silenced. With the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968, African-Americans across...
Poverty
No Heat, No Food, No Books? We Still Have to Teach
Recently, my grandmother reminded me that we have too many luxuries in schools. Though we consider these necessities today for elders like my grandmother, heat, air conditioning and transportation...