Teaching

I was beyond excited when I accepted my first teaching position. I had worked hard all of those years, completed my student teaching, passed the certificat

I admire teachers who adopt an attitude best summed up by President Harry S Truman, who famously had a sign on his desk that said: “The buck stops here.” I

If we have really well-prepared young people who are going to the exact college they want to go to, who will graduate from college within six years with li

Because we want our children and grandchildren to be ready for college, NAACP members like me have chosen tuition-free public charter schools. But instead

Five years ago, I was named Minnesota’s Teacher of the Year.  The months and years following are a time in my life I now refer to as my “crisis of ego.” I

In my ideal world, summer would be a time for educators to relax and catch up with family and friends and culture, but that’s not economically feasible for

My professional life changed the day I discovered the power of a well-considered Twitter feed. No longer stuck in the bubble of my school or district, I wa

This post is an open letter to the Trump administration, signed by 45 former State Teachers of the Year and the 1,840 members of Teachers Against Child Det

I liked my classroom space, and I liked it even more when I was the only instructor in the room. At least, that was how I felt as a first-year teacher. I d