Stories

I’m just going to get straight to the point. In 2020—and beyond—we have to get education right for Black students and families. Point blank and period. I d

Where do Democratic candidates stand on public education? After last month’s Forum on Education, we know that the candidates are committed to increasing th

Research shows that, as early as preschool,  racial bias affects student learning. From a young age, we adults are treating children differently based on t

I’m sitting in my classroom, hunched low in my comfortable teacher chair. The lights are off. I’m rubbing my eyes and my temples in an attempt to massage o

As I reflect on a controversial piece I wrote shortly after Donald Trump Jr. referred to educators as “loser teachers,” I remember one specific comment fro

Toward the end of last year, my colleagues were writing wrap-ups to the decade and providing strong analysis of what had been won or lost in our education

A few years back, I was in my room meeting parents during an open house, just days before the school year started. A woman walked in, looked up from her ph

For many educators, January is a time to return to our jobs revived and renewed after the holiday season. For teachers at Rhodes Junior High in Mesa, Arizo

On New Year’s Eve “The Nation” published an analysis by Jennifer Berkshire called “The Democrats’ School Choice Problem.” Her piece is instructive because