School Discipline
I'm Sorry (But Not Sorry) My Child Isn't Going to Zoom Detention
Last week, social media was ablaze due to a parent’s frustration about a consequence her child received. https://twitter.com/UjuAnya/status/1379468693483192323?s=20 Uju Anya went on to explain how...
Diversity
Meet Two Teachers Learning to Center Their Students' Identities Without Losing Sight of Their Own
Lindsay Singer and Ashley McCall are both third grade teachers at Cesar Chavez Multicultural Academic Center in Chicago. Lindsay teaches mathematics and inquiry. And Ashley is an English language...
COVID-19
Science Is Finally Beating Covid. Now Let's Give It a Chance to Help Kids Read.
Before the pandemic, approximately one million children, year in and year out, ended fourth grade at best barely able to read. It’s anyone’s guess what that number looks like now. As states and...
Charter Schools
Here's What We Need to Keep, Start and Stop Doing When We Return to School in the Fall
Across the country, teachers, families, and students have all had to adjust to a new way of teaching and learning over the past year. At Boston Collegiate Charter School (BCCS) in Boston,...
student achievement
I Know What the Challenges Are for Black Teachers and How to Start Fixing Them
I will never forget the moment last year when a seventh-grade African American student came to my door and said, “Mr. Taylor, I just wanted to stop by and say hello, and I want to be like you when I...
COVID-19
We Have No Idea What This Year Has Been Like for Our Kids
One year ago, my now-kindergartener left his bustling and diverse transitional kindergarten classroom with sensory learning areas designed for academic and social skills development to set up shop in...