student support
There Is a Right Way to Process Current Events With Your Students
The certification of the electoral votes from the 2020 election was already going to be a contentious issue, but the events that transpired go far beyond politicians yelling at each other on C-SPAN....
Politics
Our Students Need More Than Our Outrage, They Need Dialogue
On the afternoon of last Wednesday’s attempted insurrection at the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., Twitter was a refuge. While living and working in pandemic-related isolation, educators...
School Choice
Was DeVos Really the 'Worst Secretary of Education Ever'?
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos resigned last night, citing Wednesday’s putsch at the Capitol, Trump’s incitement of violence, and her concern that “impressionable children are watching all of this.”...
Teaching
We Need Dr. Cardona to Heal the Divide in Education
Imagine an America where every child is valued at the level their creator intended. Now, let’s hope together that president-elect Joe Biden’s pick for education secretary is truly committed to that...
Charter Schools
3 Tips for Schools Hiring New Teachers to Teach Remotely
When schools across the nation shuttered their facilities to safeguard against the spread of COVID-19, all teachers were forced to make an immediate pivot to remote instruction. Those early days and...
equity
Discussing White Privilege in an All-White Class Is Uncomfortable. Do It Anyway.
With so many pressing education issues on our collective agenda, it is important that we don’t ignore the national conversation on race that erupted during the summer months. The murder of George...
