anti-racism

Student motivation can be an elusive goal for teachers. We try to think of “out of the box” strategies to get our kids to feel a sense of urgency and drive

Two percent and shrinking. It’s a statistic that may seem small enough to be insignificant … until you understand what the number represents. Black males m

For years, Black males have been underrepresented in P-12 education. While there have been many efforts to diversify classrooms by adding more Black male e

Ironically, I spent part of my Labor Day arguing with unionized teachers on social media. Yep, I sure did. https://twitter.com/PeeplesChoice85/status/11686

White progressive educators and parents, I know lots of you. And I know you think diversity in schools is important. But you all are pushing a sales job on

Although my daughter has now completed college, Labor Day still evokes back-to-school memories: buying school supplies, first-day nerves and excitement, me

Recess Detention. The low-hanging fruit of punishments. The easiest thing to take away from a child because they owe us something. At best, it’s a punitive

As a youth in Ford Heights, Illinois, Ramon Griffin grew up asking hard questions. Why did his ZIP code have so many schools on the academic watch list? Wh

I couldn’t sleep the other night and found myself doing what any reasonable person would do: I turned to Twitter. There was the usual: President Trump had