Stories

Student motivation can be an elusive goal for teachers. We try to think of “out of the box” strategies to get our kids to feel a sense of urgency and drive

We recently surveyed around 200 K-12 educators from across the U.S. to discover their beliefs about learning.  The results were not good—and say a lot abou

For a long time school reform seemed to be winning the public argument about the failure of schools to prepare students academically. During that run, refo

Two percent and shrinking. It’s a statistic that may seem small enough to be insignificant … until you understand what the number represents. Black males m

For years, Black males have been underrepresented in P-12 education. While there have been many efforts to diversify classrooms by adding more Black male e

This summer, it seems like nobody took time off from the debate about how best to teach children to read. Emily Hanford’s latest documentary explores how a

Ironically, I spent part of my Labor Day arguing with unionized teachers on social media. Yep, I sure did. https://twitter.com/PeeplesChoice85/status/11686

White progressive educators and parents, I know lots of you. And I know you think diversity in schools is important. But you all are pushing a sales job on

Classroom teachers, I bow in deep, humble and honest reverence and respect before you. It’s been a year since I’ve been out of the K-12 classroom game. A y