Teachers aren’t asked nearly often enough what they think about the issues that are impacting our students, schools and profession. As teachers ourselves i
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If You’re Serious About Equity, Prove It by Including Leaders of Color at Your School
When I graduated from Harvard’s Graduate School of Education with a master’s degree in school leadership, I was confident I would quickly be hired as an ad
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As we embark on Black History Month, it is important to illuminate the salience of high-quality leaders of color in schools across the country. Nationwide,
Read MoreIt’s Time to Dispel Charter School Myths and Celebrate All Good Schools
As public charter school teachers, we’ve heard a surprising number of myths and misunderstandings about charter schools. North Carolina offers an array of
Read MoreI Don’t Want to Hear Another Argument About How Charter Schools Are Killing Public Schools
Dear America, Please don’t bother my community with anti-charter school arguments in 2020. That’s unless you’re willing to get involved with majority-Blac
Read MoreIf You’re Really Fighting for Educational Justice, You Need to Check Your Privilege
Earlier this week I was tagged in a tweet published by Carol Burris. It looked to be an attempt to negatively blast or shame my organization because of who
Read MoreMore Teachers Are Being Prepared to Tackle America’s Reading Crisis: Q&A With Kate Walsh
New data and analysis from the National Council on Teacher Quality finds significant progress on the science of reading instruction in teacher preparation.
Read MoreTeachers, Why Are We Quicker to Call Parents About Kids’ Behavior Than About Their Academic Performance?
Recently, I came across a tweet that resonated with my beliefs: https://twitter.com/CocoCurls1517/status/1214887613536120833?s=20 This is problematic. As a
Read MoreNational Parents Union Emerges to Disrupt Education Conversation
When it comes to education news and policy, we are used to hearing about the involvement of a union. However, typically the unions only represent the teach
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