Black Principals Can Serve as a Bridge To Get More Black Teachers Into the Classroom

Black Principals Can Serve as a Bridge To Get More Black Teachers Into the Classroom

The research is clear on the impact of Black teachers on Black student achievement. Black students who have had at least one Black teacher are more likely

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4 Ways Parents Can Combat Learning Loss and the Summer Slide

4 Ways Parents Can Combat Learning Loss and the Summer Slide

It is summertime! While typically summer vacation serves as the signal for a prolonged break from academic work, parents should consider doing things a lit

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The System Is Not Built for Teachers to Have an Opinion

The System Is Not Built for Teachers to Have an Opinion

At the close of the 2020-2021 school year, I experienced the most significant “break-up” of my life. The following is my unexpected farewell to teaching ..

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5 Ways We Can Start to Dismantle White Supremacy in Our Schools

5 Ways We Can Start to Dismantle White Supremacy in Our Schools

All children deserve a good education, but too many of them do not receive one. Unsurprisingly, students who are most likely to attend under-resourced scho

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Watch Education Secretary Cardona Tell LGBTQ Young People He's Got Their Backs

Watch Education Secretary Cardona Tell LGBTQ Young People He’s Got Their Backs

“We got your back.” With those four words, Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona showed his cousin Alex how simple it really can be to support those who id

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Great Principals Are Strong Instructional Leaders First

Great Principals Are Strong Instructional Leaders First

School principals must feel a lot like circus performers. Just as a performer is expected to juggle multiple balls, bowling pins, or torches while dangling

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Happy african american boy playing with her smiling father at home

Making a Difference: Black Father Advocates for Students with Special Needs

This blog post highlights the inspiring story of a Black father and educator advocating for students with special needs, particularly his son with autism.

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Black woman with braids dancing in the street, wearing African clothing and wrapped in an African flag.

We Celebrate Juneteenth Whether It’s a Federal Holiday or Not, Now Give Us Something Tangible

This making Juneteenth a federal holiday is some gaslighting shit if I’ve ever seen it. And I can feel some of y’all reading this and saying, “Black people

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Teachers Are the Best Experts on How to Spend the American Rescue Plan Money

Teachers Are the Best Experts on How to Spend the American Rescue Plan Money

The American Rescue Plan is sending an additional $128 billion in federal dollars to elementary and secondary schools to help students recover from the dif

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