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How Barron Gunnings Is Shifting the Narrative for Black Male Students
Barron Gunnings is a thoughtful, passionate young man currently entering his third year at the College of Wooster. He’s someone who “never felt the need to
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If you look up the word “visibility” in the dictionary, you get quite a few definitions including, “The ability to see or be seen.” When I was 12 years old
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When our pronoun buttons came in the mail, you put two on your backpack. A couple of days later, you decided to wear one on your shirt: he/him/his. You did
Read MoreStarting a Debate Team Helped Unlock My Students’ Potential and It Can Do the Same for Yours
After teaching middle and high school history for almost 15 years, I believe deeply that rigorous history education has the potential to empower young peop
Read More3 Tips for a Great Summer With Your Child With Special Needs or Disabilities
School is over and summer is here! It is during the summer that I am most aware of how much work teachers do. Teachers, we love you! But while teachers are
Read MoreWhite Teachers Working to Create Equitable Schools Must Accept That Race Impacts How We Teach
I remember the moment clearly. It was my sophomore year of college and we were in a crowded cafeteria. A friend asked me to identify the partner I was work
Read MoreAva Duvernay’s ‘When They See Us’ Is Unfolding Right in Our Schools
When you see them, they may be laughing, talking loudly, listening to music that is not your music. They may be dressed in clothes that are not your clothe
Read MoreThere’s a Difference Between a ‘Good’ School and Choosing Whiteness and Wealth
It’s nearly summer, and while for most that means the end of a school year, for many it also means transition. Preschoolers transition to kindergarten, ele
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