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Teaching

Why We Can’t Just Shut Up and Teach

It is no easy thing to help high school students become better critical thinkers. Especially now. The very act of engaging students in the events of the world and helping them to understand and...

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whole child

Q&A: Selma's Superintendent Keeps Kids Learning, Even as COVID Rages

In 2017 Dr. Avis Williams came to Selma City Schools as its new superintendent, taking over an urban district where almost all students are economically disadvantaged and struggle academically. Due...

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Teaching

I Hope My Black Students Will Become Educators Too

This is the note. This is the note. Mr. Walters, my middle school choir teacher, took his love of music and teaching music seriously. He would say those words as he hit the piano key hard in hopes...

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equity

White Women Like Me Dominate the Teaching Profession. Here's Why That's a Problem

I can name the Black educators I had growing up on one hand. One. Hand. And if I add the ones I had in college and graduate school, I’m still on that same one hand (gulp). Let’s look at some data for...

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COVID-19

When We Talk Masks and Vaccines, Let's Stop Talking Politics and Focus on Health and Safety

Some folx want to make getting vaccinated and wearing masks into a political issue — we’re seeing that all over — but it really isn’t about politics. I don’t care what your political affiliation is —...

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Mental Health

Teachers Are Beyond Stress, Self Care Isn’t Optional, It’s Required

Can we finally all agree? The pressure on educators is significant. According to a RAND study, stress was the most common reason that educators left teaching early — almost twice as common as...

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