Kasserianingera, this is a greeting of the Masai people of Africa, simply translated as, “And how are the children?” Because the Masai place their children
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The last week was stressful for all of us educators, and the coming weeks will provide us with even more challenges, I’m sure. This is my first year teach
Read MoreHalf of NYC Public School Students Will Fail Their AP Exams, So Why Are We Spending Millions to Expand Access?
AP (advanced placement) classes are designed for students to fail. In 2018, just over 50% of New York City public school students who took one or more AP
Read More70 Years of Promises in Education. What Will It Take for Us to Keep Them?
The promise of public education is that it prepares young people for life—and the commitments we have made to meet this aspiration have dramatically increa
Read MoreYou Can Call It a ‘Lost Decade,’ But I See a Lot of Good Things Happening
WHAT WE GOT RIGHT: The spin never stops when it comes to education and it goes into overdrive with the close of a decade. Amidst all the hype of a lost decade and the need for humility from education reformers, I see a glass way more than half full.
Read MoreThis School Hired the ‘Best Person’ for the Job and Ended Up With a 75% Black Male Teaching Staff
As he moves around his seventh grade math classroom, Aurum Preparatory Academy (“Aurum Prep”) teacher, Salif Doubare, is crackling with energy. He’s tall,
Read MoreHere’s What All the NAEP Coverage Missed
Articles on the release of the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) scores rang an alarm of familiar decline: “Math scores remained relatively
Read MoreAs the U.S. Department of Education Turns 40, the Real Battleground for Kids Lies in the States
This week marks the 40th anniversary of President Jimmy Carter signing the legislation that authorized him to create the U.S. Department of Education (ED).
Read MoreYes, You Can Give Teachers Challenging and Culturally Relevant Materials. Just Look at Chicago.
Two-thirds of Chicago’s teachers spend hours on the weekend scouring websites like Pinterest and Teachers Pay Teachers because they say they don’t have up-
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