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As the school year winds down, I have been watching with interest a debate on social media among educators about the best answer to the timeless teaching q

Here’s the good news: The field of education has the knowledge to make schools better. Not just a little better. A lot better. I know that sounds a tad Pol

Every period, every day, I greet students at the door so I can have a pre-class check-in. I joke with kids, compliment fades, eyebrows and edges. I get upd

When Education Post asked me to write something for Pride I had to sit down and think. And think. Then I tossed and turned in bed and now I find myself sit

Ivy​ ​Box​​ currently​ ​serves​ ​as​ ​the​ ​chief​ ​executive​ ​officer​ ​of​​ ​​Voice​ ​T.H.E.​ ​Movement,​ ​Inc.,​​ ​​which ​hosts​ ​an annual empowermen

When salary, stress levels and upward mobility are among the top career priorities for millennials, the state of our nation’s teaching profession is more d

Policymakers, journalists, analysts, and—to be sure—union leaders and members are eagerly, and perhaps nervously, awaiting the Supreme Court’s decision in

Outrage: Somebody Needs to Get Betsy I’m so tired of Betsy showing up in my newsfeed every week. This time, she and the Department of Education are being s

Effective early childhood education paves the way for school success and better life chances. This is a well-researched fact. Yet, a high percentage of you