There would be no lynching if it did not start in the schoolroom.Dr. Carter G. Woodson The news has been full of parents, school boards and elected officia
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Yes, America Is Racist. No, You Shouldn’t Teach My Kids if You Disagree.
You can’t teach my children if you don’t understand all the ways your systems will attempt to block their freedom.
Read MorePoliticizing Critical Race Theory Is Meant to Keep Public Education Oppressive, Biased and Basic
Make this make sense for me: Kids are too young to learn critical race theory and their role in dismantling systems of white supremacy in a country that pr
Read MoreAccountability for One Killer Cop Won’t Protect Our Kids From the Systemic Harm They Face Daily
Here’s where I am after all of the shit that went down this week … Black people aren’t safe and will never have peace under this current system of “law e
Read MoreMost White Teachers Are Not Ready to Teach Black and Brown Students
Effective teachers can change and save lives, but being a great teacher is hard. The challenge is especially acute in our high-poverty, under-resourced pub
Read MoreWe Can’t Protect Our Students From Racism, But We Can Prepare Them to Combat and Reject It
On January 6, when an angry mob stormed the Capitol, I was in the middle of teaching my 7th grade English language arts students about the Free African Soc
Read MoreMeet 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 in
Read MoreIt’s Time To Break the Discipline Cycle and Invest in Student Supports
While we continue to struggle to figure out how to educate students 12 months into the global pandemic, we cannot afford to lose sight of the pressing need
Read MoreI 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
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