Teaching

Education activist Chris Stewart told me in a recent interview that “it’s almost like we’re putting people through a meatpacking plant and we’re trying to

The Commercial Appeal in Memphis reported on the 10-year anniversary of Teach For America (TFA) in Memphis. It was fascinating to see how the demographics

It’s not every day you see the phrase “supplement, not supplant” make it into The New York Times. But it did. The Washington education world is buzzing ove

Adam is a 6-year-old boy with speech and learning challenges. He’s courageous, but he is hurting. His future hangs in the balance. Adam has a hard time exp

I believe that most students with disabilities* can and should engage with the same academic content that any other student would receive. Furthermore, I b

Lately, there has been a clarion call to increase the percentage of Black male teachers in American public schools. Currently, we make up only 2 percent of

It was a student who pointed it out to me. “Hey Miss! Why aren’t the presidential candidates talking about our schools?” My sociology students were engaged

Not so long ago, I learned that one of my former students, a fun-loving, academically strong kid who is now in high school, had a handgun stashed underneat

In 1974, I started my journey as a fifth-grade teacher at Abbottston Elementary—the following week, all the teachers went on strike. After that experience,