Special Education
15 Questions That Predominantly White Schools Should Ask When Engaging in Non-Performative Anti-Racist Work
Last week, I had a consulting call with a potential client (a white teacher), who teaches in a predominantly white school/neighborhood and wants to engage in more meaningful anti-racist work this...
Teaching
We All Hate Professional Development, But Some of Y’all Need It
Teachers enjoy the summer break, too. However, depending on when school gets out, summer vacation may be winding down already. If that is the case in your area, that means people are in for the start...
Charter Schools
A ‘Whole Child’ Approach Will Be More Important Than Ever This Fall
With summer here and life as we remember emerges, the open doors and public gatherings herald a return to normal. When it comes to schools reopening in the fall, however, normal should not be the...
student achievement
This Is Our Window of Opportunity to Create a Diverse Teacher Workforce
Racial segregation remains a major issue for American students more than 65 years after the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Brown v. Board of Education. Racial segregation is especially...
Teaching
Here's How 'Nice Racism' Shows Up in Our Schools
The other day, I stumbled upon an online MSNBC interview with Dr. Robin DiAngelo about the release of her new book, “Nice Racism: How Progressive White People Perpetuate Racial Harm.” At first...
COVID-19
We Owe It to Our Students to Do Some Racial Justice Homework This Summer
This has been the longest year of my teaching career. Not literally, of course. Like many of you, I’ve worked about 200 days since last August, just as I do every year. Every educator, however, knows...