Teaching

Charter schools, private school vouchers, and educational savings accounts should merge to best serve students.

Black students are constantly dealing with the effects of what Lamar Johnson, an associate professor at Michigan State University, calls racial violence.

A report says districts across the country are making progress in recruiting teachers of color, but that progress is threatened by LIFO policies.

As educators, we don’t have to solve every problem. You don’t have to sponsor this club. Students will know if you really want to be there or not.

The need for coaches and well-executed coaching programs is more important than ever if schools are going to address the pandemic’s lasting effects.

Developments over the last decade have shown us the importance of state investment in reading instruction. What is the “science of reading” and how can it help kids struggling to read?

Students benefit from excellent teachers who are ethnically and racially diverse, but today just 4% of Minnesota’s teachers identify as teachers of color.

Our understanding of effective teaching is warped. We fail to understand that teaching is a fundamentally relational phenomenon.

When it comes to hiring the best teachers for your school, every interview committee has its own combination of “red flags.” In the end, it’s all a gamble.