Teaching

Why would a teacher submit her resignation for her first teaching job out of college in February of that school year? The answer is racism, mistreatment, a

All across the country confederate statues are coming down, schools and road names are changing too. In my home state, New Mexico, we’re beginning to addre

Last week, something in my spirit told me to create an Instagram post on Canva that stated the following:  Okay people, the jury is out!  What’s the verdic

Four weeks ago, a Black man was lynched. In 2020. I remind myself of that fact each day so that I do not forget what we saw, what happened—that we witnesse

A growing body of evidence demonstrates the valuable role that teachers of color play in our schools, but COVID-19 could shrink their ranks—and may have al

Amid the horror and sadness of the murder of unarmed Black people at the hands of police officers, we are seeing the coming together of people of all races

Back in 2018, I was really fed up with the major incidents of discrimination and hatred going on around the country. (Remember Charlottesville? Or when two

This is an incredible thread. Joe Truss took the Amy Cooper viral video and described all the ways that that behavior shows up in classrooms and staff loun

I’m going to admit something: I have not been doing a super job talking about racism with my four White stepkids. And part of the reason is that I worry ab